# triste vs tristeza

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### triste
*adjective · frequency rank #1,203*
afetado por infelicidade ou dor

### tristeza
*noun · IPA /tɾiʃ.ˈte.zɐ/ · frequency rank #3,442*
sentimento de pesar, melancolia

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