# abusar vs açúcar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### açúcar
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈsu.kɐɾ/ · frequency rank #2,557*
substância doce extraída da cana-de-açúcar, da beterraba, etc

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