# substância vs substancial

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### substância
*noun · IPA /subˈ.ʃtɐ̃.sjɐ/ · frequency rank #6,585*
matéria

### substancial
*adjective · frequency rank #11,745*
de quantidade ou tamanho considerável

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