# proteger

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /pɾu.tɨ.ˈʒeɾ/ · frequency rank #1,445

## Definitions
1. defender
2. preservar

## Easily confused with
- **prótese** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/proteger-vs-protese)
- **protetor** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/proteger-vs-protetor)
- **prometer** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/prometer-vs-proteger)
- **proceder** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/proceder-vs-proteger)

## Common misspellings (12)
`porteger`, `pproteger`, `proetger`, `proteegr`, `protegerr`, `protegger`, `protegre`, `protgeer`, `protteger`, `prroteger`, `prtoeger`, `rpoteger`

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