# cancela vs cancelar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cancela
*noun · IPA /kɐ̃ˈsɛlɐ/ · frequency rank #22,242*
porta ou portão gradeado, de ferro ou madeira

### cancelar
*verb · IPA /kɐ̃.seˈla(ʁ)/ · frequency rank #5,388*
desmarcar um compromisso

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