# abortar vs acordar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abortar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #20,175*
produzir antes do tempo

### acordar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,117*
deixar o estado de sono

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