# cessar vs cursar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cursar
*verb · IPA /kuɾ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #19,107*
seguir o curso de

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