# aproximado vs aproximar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### aproximado
*adjective · IPA /ɐ.pɾɔ.si.ˈma.du/ · frequency rank #16,221*
chegado

### aproximar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.pɾɔ.si.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,380*
chegar perto

## Source
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