# abusar vs abuso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abusar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #15,488*
usar mal de

### abuso
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈbu.zu/ · frequency rank #4,607*
comportamento inadequado e excessivo

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