# adotar vs afetar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### afetar
*verb · frequency rank #7,855*
fingir

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