# engajar vs engatar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### engajar
*verb · IPA /ẽ.ɡa.ˈʒaɾ/ · frequency rank #24,310*
incitar; instigar; levar alguém a se dedicar a algo

### engatar
*verb · IPA /ẽ.ɡɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #47,864*
prender com engates

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