# abrir vs air

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abrir
*verb · IPA /ɐ.ˈbɾiɾ/ · frequency rank #1,038*
levar de um estado fechado para um aberto, descerrar

### air
*adjective · IPA /ˈɛɹ/ · frequency rank #6,609*
aéreo

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