# pretérito vs pretexto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pretérito
*adjective · IPA /pɾɨ.ˈtɛ.ɾi.tu/ · frequency rank #32,740*
que passou

### pretexto
*noun · frequency rank #11,710*
motivo ou causa aparente para realizar algo de mau

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preterito-vs-pretexto