# afronta vs afrontar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### afronta
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈfɾõ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #15,494*
palavra ou ato ofensivo a outra pessoa; ato deliberado que mostra desrespeito

### afrontar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #34,988*
colocar fronte a fronte

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