# alçar vs arar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### alçar
*verb · IPA /aɫ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #43,259*
colocar mais alto, altear, erguer

### arar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #46,176*
lavrar (a terra) com arado

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