# castor vs castro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### castor
*noun · IPA /kɐsˈtoɾ/ · frequency rank #16,007*
roedor semi-aquáticos da família Castoridae, nativo da América do Norte e da Europa

### castro
*verb · IPA /ˈkas.troː/ · frequency rank #2,264*
cortar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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