# atrás vs atrasar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### atrás
*adverb · IPA /ɐ.ˈtɾaʃ/ · frequency rank #441*
detrás, por trás

### atrasar
*verb · IPA /a.tɾaˈza(ʁ)/ · frequency rank #10,137*
induzir a demora ou o adiamento de algo

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