# agarrar vs aguardar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### agarrar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.ɡɐ.ˈRaɾ/ · frequency rank #11,379*
prender; segurar com garra

### aguardar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.ɡwɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,570*
esperar

## Source
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