# abanar vs acenar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abanar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.bɐ.ˈnaɾ/ · frequency rank #34,979*
agitar o ar com abano

### acenar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.sɨ.ˈnaɾ/ · frequency rank #33,245*
fazer acenos

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