# abreviar vs apreciar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abreviar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.bɾɨ.ˈvjaɾ/ · frequency rank #45,152*
tornar breve; encurtar

### apreciar
*verb · IPA /a.pɾe.si.ˈaɾ/ · frequency rank #7,244*
dar preço a; estimar

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