# ficar vs frisar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ficar
*verb · IPA /fi.ˈkaχ/ · frequency rank #169*
permanecer num lugar

### frisar
*verb · IPA /fɾi.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #39,635*
riçar(-se), ondular(-se), enrugar(-se)

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