# arrancar vs arrasar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### arrancar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.Rɐ̃.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,422*
tirar da terra

### arrasar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.Rɐ.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #13,220*
tornar raso, nivelar

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