# alter vs atear

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### alter
*pronoun · frequency rank #23,189*
outro (dentre dois)

### atear
*verb · IPA /ɐ.ˈtjaɾ/ · frequency rank #38,140*
lançar fogo a

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