# cantar vs causar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cantar
*verb · frequency rank #2,221*
emitir sons vocálicos formando uma sequência melodiosa

### causar
*verb · IPA /kaw.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #2,619*
fazer acontecer, ser causa de

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