# proto vs puto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### puto
*adjective · IPA /ˈpu.tu/ · frequency rank #7,967*
corrompido; devasso; dissoluto

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/proto-vs-puto