# borrar vs botar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### borrar
*verb · IPA /bo.ˈraɾ/ · frequency rank #41,857*
cobrir com bosta a eira terrosa, previamente à malha do cereal, para assim facilitar a lavoura.

### 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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