# abrandar vs abranger

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### abranger
*verb · IPA /ɐ.bɾɐ̃.ˈʒeɾ/ · frequency rank #24,501*
abraçar, cingir

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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