# puro vs puxão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### puxão
*noun · IPA /pu.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #39,818*
puxada forte e repentina

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