# cuidado vs cuidar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cuidado
*adjective · IPA /kuj.ˈda.du/ · frequency rank #1,142*
meditado

### cuidar
*verb · IPA /kuj.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #1,705*
imaginar

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