# comprar vs comprovar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### comprar
*verb · IPA /kõ.ˈpɾaχ/ · frequency rank #642*
obter algo em troca de dinheiro

### comprovar
*verb · IPA /kõ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #13,698*
confirmar

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