# cavar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /kɐ.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #23,601

## Definitions
1. abrir ou revolver a terra com enxada ou sacho; escavar; sachar
2. abrir a cava em roupa
3. tornar côncavo
4. contribuir para; investigar
5. trabalhar
6. ir-se embora
7. fugir

## Easily confused with
- **cova** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-cova)
- **cave** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-cave)
- **czar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-czar)
- **criar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-criar)
- **César** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-cesar)
- **colar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-colar)
- **citar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-citar)
- **coçar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-cocar)
- **chamar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-chamar)
- **caviar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-caviar)
- **curvar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-curvar)
- **clamar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-clamar)
- **cravar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cavar-vs-cravar)
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/car-vs-cavar)
- **casa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/casa-vs-cavar)
- **cada** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cada-vs-cavar)
- **cara** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cara-vs-cavar)
- **cama** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cama-vs-cavar)
- **cair** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cair-vs-cavar)
- **capa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/capa-vs-cavar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`acvar`, `caavr`, `cavarr`, `cavra`, `cavvar`, `ccavar`, `cvaar`

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