# acalmar vs acatar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### acalmar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.kaɫ.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #6,495*
tornar calmo; pacificar

### acatar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.kɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #32,036*
respeitar, venerar

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