# cavala vs cavalgar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cavala
*noun · IPA /kɐ.ˈva.lɐ/ · frequency rank #35,922*
peixe teleósteo da família dos escombrídeos

### cavalgar
*verb · IPA /kɐ.vaɫ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #42,830*
andar a cavalo

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