# zé vs zen

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### zé
*noun · frequency rank #3,176*
indivíduo comum, do povo

### zen
*adjective · IPA /ˈzɛn/ · frequency rank #13,421*
relativo, pertencente a, ou próprio do zen-budismo

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