# optar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ɔˈp.taɾ/ · frequency rank #11,922

## Definitions
1. fazer escolha
2. preferir
3. exercer o direito de opção

## Easily confused with
- **ota** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/optar-vs-ota)
- **OTAN** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/optar-vs-otan)
- **ousar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/optar-vs-ousar)
- **opa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/opa-vs-optar)
- **opor** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/opor-vs-optar)
- **olhar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/olhar-vs-optar)
- **obter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/obter-vs-optar)
- **opção** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/opcao-vs-optar)
- **odiar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/odiar-vs-optar)
- **operar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/operar-vs-optar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`opatr`, `opptar`, `optarr`, `optra`, `opttar`, `otpar`, `potar`

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