# verme vs vexame

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### verme
*noun · IPA /ˈvɛɾ.mɨ/ · frequency rank #16,902*
larva de inseto

### vexame
*noun · IPA /vɛ.ˈʃɐ.mɨ/ · frequency rank #30,774*
o mesmo que vexação

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