# cativar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /kɐ.ti.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #28,123

## Definitions
1. seduzir
2. tornar cativo
3. afeiçoar-se

## Easily confused with
- **cavar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cativar-vs-cavar)
- **caviar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cativar-vs-caviar)
- **Cátia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/catia-vs-cativar)
- **castigar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castigar-vs-cativar)
- **capivara** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/capivara-vs-cativar)

## Common misspellings (10)
`activar`, `caitvar`, `catiavr`, `cativarr`, `cativra`, `cativvar`, `cattivar`, `catviar`, `ccativar`, `ctaivar`

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