# was vs why

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### was
*verb · IPA /wɒz/ · frequency rank #7,582*
primeira pessoa do singular do passado simples do indicativo do verbo "to be"

### why
*adverb · frequency rank #10,814*
por que

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