# cercar vs criar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cercar
*verb · IPA /sɨɾ.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #25,230*
pôr cerco a, sitiar

### criar
*verb · IPA /kɾi.ˈaɾ/ · frequency rank #686*
alimentar, sustentar, amamentar

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