# abusar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #15,488

## Definitions
1. usar mal de
2. acanalhar
3. insultar
4. aborrecer
5. fazer mau uso de; exorbitar
6. usar demasiado
7. exceder-se
8. atentar contra o pudor; violar

## Easily confused with
- **atuar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-atuar)
- **abuso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-abuso)
- **assar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-assar)
- **ajudar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-ajudar)
- **apesar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-apesar)
- **açúcar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-acucar)
- **avisar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-avisar)
- **alugar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-alugar)
- **acusar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-acusar)
- **alusão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-alusao)
- **apurar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-apurar)
- **anular** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-anular)
- **aturar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-aturar)
- **alisar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-alisar)
- **ajustar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abusar-vs-ajustar)
- **abalar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abalar-vs-abusar)
- **abafar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abafar-vs-abusar)
- **abanar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abanar-vs-abusar)

## Common misspellings (8)
`abbusar`, `absuar`, `abuasr`, `abusarr`, `abusra`, `abussar`, `aubsar`, `bausar`

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