# encurtar vs escutar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### escutar
*verb · IPA /iʃ.ku.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #4,472*
prestar atenção auditiva; dar ouvidos

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