# abraçar vs abrandar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abraçar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.bɾɐ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #7,588*
envolver com os braços

### abrandar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.bɾɐ̃.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #43,241*
tornar brando

## Source
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