# afogar vs alegar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### afogar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.fu.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #15,247*
matar alguém por afogamento, asfixia ou estrangulamento

### alegar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #19,616*
citar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/afogar-vs-alegar