# lavar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /lɐ.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,336

## Definitions
1. limpar (algo) por ação de um líquido, especialmente água
2. cercar ou passar junto de; banhar
3. tornar (cor) mais suave, misturando com água; diluir
4. tornar legal (dinheiro ilícito) por meio de fraude
5. dar ou tomar banho
6. trabalhar como lavadeira

## Easily confused with
- **leva** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-leva)
- **luva** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-luva)
- **luar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-luar)
- **lugar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-lugar)
- **levar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-levar)
- **lidar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-lidar)
- **ligar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-ligar)
- **lutar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-lutar)
- **lunar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-lunar)
- **levas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-levas)
- **logar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-logar)
- **lavra** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-lavra)
- **livrar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-livrar)
- **louvar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lavar-vs-louvar)
- **lar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lar-vs-lavar)
- **lava** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lava-vs-lavar)
- **lama** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lama-vs-lavar)
- **lata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lata-vs-lavar)
- **lapa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lapa-vs-lavar)
- **laia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/laia-vs-lavar)

## Common misspellings (6)
`alvar`, `laavr`, `lavarr`, `lavvar`, `llavar`, `lvaar`

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