# apegar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ɐ.pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #32,459

## Definitions
1. fazer sentir ou sentir apego; afeiçoar-se
2. contagiar, contaminar
3. agarrar-se, amparar-se

## Easily confused with
- **atear** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apegar-vs-atear)
- **apenas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apegar-vs-apenas)
- **apesar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apegar-vs-apesar)
- **apoiar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apegar-vs-apoiar)
- **apurar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apegar-vs-apurar)
- **apelar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apegar-vs-apelar)
- **apertar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apegar-vs-apertar)
- **adega** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/adega-vs-apegar)
- **apagar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apagar-vs-apegar)
- **afetar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/afetar-vs-apegar)
- **alugar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alugar-vs-apegar)
- **afogar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/afogar-vs-apegar)
- **alegar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alegar-vs-apegar)
- **afegão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/afegao-vs-apegar)
- **acenar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/acenar-vs-apegar)
- **anexar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/anexar-vs-apegar)
- **aparar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/aparar-vs-apegar)
- **agregar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/agregar-vs-apegar)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aepgar`, `apeagr`, `apegarr`, `apeggar`, `apegra`, `apgear`, `appegar`, `paegar`

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