# um vs use

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### um
*article · IPA /ũw/ · frequency rank #12*
qualquer

### use
*noun · IPA (subst) /jus/, (verbo) /juz/ · frequency rank #2,168*
uso

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