# atrás vs atuar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### atuar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.ˈtwaɾ/ · frequency rank #4,207*
exercer ação

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