# centrar vs contrair

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### centrar
*verb · IPA /sẽ.ˈtɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #34,190*
buscar o centro, levar ao centro, centralizar, focar

### contrair
*verb · IPA /kõ.tɾɐ.ˈiɾ/ · frequency rank #22,925*
estreitar

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