# serrano vs sertão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### serrano
*adjective · IPA /se.ˈχã.nu/ · frequency rank #17,915*
da serra

### sertão
*noun · frequency rank #7,834*
zona pouco habitada do interior do Brasil, sobretudo a região semi-árida do norte-ocidental

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