# adoptar vs adotar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### adoptar
*verb · IPA /a.dɔp.ˈtar/ · frequency rank #22,510*
adotar

### adotar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.dɔ.ˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.dɔ.ˈta/ · frequency rank #6,258*
assumir para si a responsabilidade jurídica de criar (criança ou adolescente):

## Source
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