# abraçar vs arcar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### arcar
*verb · IPA /ɐɾ.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #19,058*
arquear

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