# cobrar vs currar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### cobrar
*verb · IPA [koˈβ̞ɾaɾ] · frequency rank #4,583*
Recibir el pago de una deuda.

### currar
*verb · IPA [kuˈraɾ] · frequency rank #38,037*
Estafar.

## Source
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