# encarar vs escapar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### encarar
*verb · IPA /ẽ.kɐ.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,527*
olhar de frente e fixamente; fitar

### escapar
*verb · IPA /iʃ.kɐ.ˈpaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,682*
fugir de confinamento, ganhar ou reaver a liberdade

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/encarar-vs-escapar