# espera vs espetar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### espera
*noun · IPA /iʃ.ˈpɛ.ɾɐ/ · frequency rank #825*
ato de esperar

### 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/espera-vs-espetar