# encerrar vs encurtar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### encerrar
*verb · IPA /ẽj.se.ˈxaɾ/ · frequency rank #6,648*
conter, concluir, terminar

### encurtar
*verb · IPA /ẽ.kuɾ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #27,462*
tornar curto

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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