# citar vs criar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/citar-vs-criar