# what vs who

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### what
*adverb · IPA /wɔt/ · frequency rank #4,525*
em alguma maneira ou grau; em parte; geralmente seguido de with

### who
*pronoun · frequency rank #5,055*
que; o qual, os quais, a qual, as quais

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