# proa vs puro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### proa
*noun · IPA /ˈpɾo.ɐ/ · frequency rank #20,411*
parte dianteira do navio

### puro
*adjective · IPA /ˈpu.ɾu/ · frequency rank #3,796*
sem impurezas; límpido

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