# shine vs shit

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### shine
*noun · IPA /ʃaɪn/ · frequency rank #29,148*
brilho

### shit
*adjective · IPA /ʃɪt/ · frequency rank #36,229*
de merda, vagabundo, de péssima qualidade

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