# abalar vs atacar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abalar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.bɐ.ˈlaɾ/ · frequency rank #16,655*
fazer tremer ou oscilar

### atacar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.tɐ.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #2,818*
fazer o ataque a; acometer

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abalar-vs-atacar