# castigar vs cativar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cativar
*verb · IPA /kɐ.ti.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #28,123*
seduzir

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