# religion vs religious

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### religion
*noun · IPA /ɹɪ.ˈlɪdʒ.ən/ · frequency rank #23,803*
religião

### religious
*adjective · IPA /ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/ · frequency rank #38,888*
religioso

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