# bater vs botar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bater
*verb · IPA /bɐ.ˈteɾ/ · frequency rank #1,807*
dar pancada, com objeto, com a mão ou com o pé, em; golpear

### botar
*verb · IPA /bu.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,299*
pôr

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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