# afetar vs atar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### atar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #48,254*
apertar atilho com nó; amarrar; ligar; manietar:

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