# pretexto vs protesto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### protesto
*noun · IPA /pɾo.ˈtɛʃ.tu/ · frequency rank #4,101*
reclamação

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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