# shame vs snake

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### shame
*noun · IPA /ʃeɪm/ · frequency rank #36,228*
vergonha; desonra

### snake
*noun · IPA /sneɪk/ · frequency rank #23,825*
cobra

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