# cheirar vs chorar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cheirar
*verb · IPA /ʃɐj.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #14,536*
aspirar o cheiro de; farejar; pesquisar; revelar

### chorar
*verb · frequency rank #2,563*
derramar lágrimas por dor ou tristeza

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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