# engatar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ẽ.ɡɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #47,864

## Definitions
1. prender com engates
2. atrelar
3. estabelecer uma relação próxima ao namoro, ou namorar

## Easily confused with
- **ensaiar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/engatar-vs-ensaiar)
- **esgotar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/engatar-vs-esgotar)
- **encarar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/encarar-vs-engatar)
- **enganar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/enganar-vs-engatar)
- **empatar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/empatar-vs-engatar)
- **engajar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/engajar-vs-engatar)
- **encantar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/encantar-vs-engatar)
- **engasgar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/engasgar-vs-engatar)

## Common misspellings (10)
`egnatar`, `enagtar`, `engaatr`, `engatarr`, `engatra`, `engattar`, `enggatar`, `engtaar`, `enngatar`, `negatar`

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