# citar vs cogitar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### citar
*verb · IPA /si.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,831*
provocar (o toiro) para realizar qualquer sorte tauromáquica

### cogitar
*verb · IPA /ku.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #34,204*
pensar profundamente sobre; refletir acerca de; analisar, considerar, imaginar

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