# abater vs alter

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### alter
*pronoun · frequency rank #23,189*
outro (dentre dois)

## Source
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