# afastar vs avistar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### afastar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.fɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,955*
transitivo:

### avistar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.viʃ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #30,841*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/afastar-vs-avistar