# verdão vs verga

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### verdão
*noun · IPA /beɾ.'daŋ/ · frequency rank #22,831*
abrótea-do-alto (Phycis blennoides)

### verga
*noun · IPA /ˈveɾ.ɡɐ/ · frequency rank #44,637*
vara flexível e delgada

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