# contratar vs controlar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### controlar
*verb · IPA /kõ.tɾo.ˈlaχ/ · frequency rank #2,180*
guiar, conduzir

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