# wood vs worm

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### wood
*noun · IPA /wʊd/, enPR: wo͝od · frequency rank #18,745*
madeira; lenha

### worm
*noun · IPA /wɝm/ · frequency rank #46,620*
minhoca, verme

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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