# castigar vs castigo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### castigar
*verb · IPA /kɐʃ.ti.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #29,268*
aplicar castigo a

### castigo
*noun · IPA /kɐʃ.ˈti.ɡu/ · frequency rank #6,743*
pena imposta a quem cometeu delito ou falta

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