# causar vs cessar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

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