# começar vs conectar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### começar
*verb · IPA /ku.mɨ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #501*
dar início a alguma coisa

### conectar
*verb · frequency rank #7,128*
unir, ligar

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