# travessia vs travesso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### travessia
*noun · IPA /tɾɐ.vɨ.ˈsi.ɐ/ · frequency rank #12,159*
ato ou efeito de atravessar

### travesso
*adjective · IPA /tɾɐ.ˈve.su/ · frequency rank #42,247*
traquinas

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