# escutar vs espetar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### espetar
*verb · IPA /iʃ.pɨ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #45,837*
ato de cutucar com a ponta de algo

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