# cautela vs cautelar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cautela
*noun · IPA /kaw.ˈtɛ.lɐ/ · frequency rank #11,408*
cuidado para evitar um mal

### cautelar
*adjective · frequency rank #22,246*
relativo a cautela

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