# cansar vs cessar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cessar
*verb · IPA /sɨ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,729*
interromper, não continuar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cansar-vs-cessar