# adorar vs alocar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### adorar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.du.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #6,608*
amar; gostar muito

### alocar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.lu.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #37,621*
destinar algo a um fim específico, utilizar

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