# exaltar vs excitar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### exaltar
*verb · IPA /i.zaɫ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #26,013*
elevar muito

### excitar
*verb · IPA /ɐjʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #40,124*
provocar excitação em

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