# contratar vs contrato

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### contratar
*verb · IPA /kõ.tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,931*
combinar, ajustar

### contrato
*noun · IPA /kõ.ˈtɾa.tu/ · frequency rank #1,356*
ato ou efeito de contratar

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