# atrasado vs atrasar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### atrasado
*adjective · IPA /a.tɾa.ˈza.du/ · frequency rank #5,820*
que acontece após a hora ou data prevista

### 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/atrasado-vs-atrasar