# chorar vs chover

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### chover
*verb · IPA /ʃu.ˈveɾ/ · frequency rank #9,636*
cair água das nuvens

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