# abalo vs abate

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abalo
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈba.lu/ · frequency rank #25,870*
ato ou efeito de abalar

### abate
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈba.tɨ/ · frequency rank #16,656*
ato de abater

## Source
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