# shade vs shadow

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### shade
*noun · frequency rank #35,345*
sombra

### shadow
*noun · IPA /ˈʃædəʊ/ · frequency rank #16,398*
sombra; obscuridade

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