# cansado vs cansar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cansado
*adjective · IPA /kɐ̃.ˈsa.du/ · frequency rank #2,709*
fatigado

### cansar
*verb · IPA /kɐ̃.ˈsaɾ · frequency rank #18,270*
causar cansaço; fatigar

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