# rust vs rusty

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### rust
*noun · IPA /ɹʌst/ · frequency rank #46,045*
ferrugem

### rusty
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹʌs.ti/ · frequency rank #36,216*
enferrujado

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