# abater vs acatar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abater
*verb · IPA /ɐ.bɐ.ˈteɾ/ · frequency rank #17,953*
desabar, cair, demolir

### acatar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.kɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #32,036*
respeitar, venerar

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