# alavanca vs alavancar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### alavanca
*noun · IPA /ɐ.lɐ.ˈvɐ̃.kɐ/ · frequency rank #16,213*
barra de ferro ou madeira resistente que se emprega para mover ou levantar pesos

### alavancar
*verb · frequency rank #25,535*
impulsionar

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