# spring vs sting

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### spring
*noun · IPA /sprɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,743*
primavera

### sting
*noun · IPA /stɪŋ/ · frequency rank #43,167*
ferrão

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