# were vs wise

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### were
*noun · frequency rank #13,865*
homem, algo hominizado

### wise
*adjective · IPA /waɪz/ · frequency rank #35,403*
sábio

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