# proto vs prove

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### proto
*adverb · IPA /ˈproto/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #35,741*
por isso

### prove
*verb · IPA /pɹuːv/ · frequency rank #12,132*
provar

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