# abrandar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ɐ.bɾɐ̃.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #43,241

## Definitions
1. tornar brando
2. afrouxar
3. aplacar

## Easily confused with
- **agradar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abrandar-vs-agradar)
- **arranjar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abrandar-vs-arranjar)
- **arrancar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abrandar-vs-arrancar)
- **abranger** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abrandar-vs-abranger)
- **arranhar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abrandar-vs-arranhar)
- **arrendar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abrandar-vs-arrendar)
- **abanar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abanar-vs-abrandar)
- **abraçar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abracar-vs-abrandar)

## Common misspellings (12)
`abarndar`, `abbrandar`, `abradnar`, `abranadr`, `abrandarr`, `abranddar`, `abrandra`, `abranndar`, `abrnadar`, `abrrandar`, `arbandar`, `barandar`

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