# firmar vs fixar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### firmar
*verb · IPA /fiɾ.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #16,766*
tornar firme

### fixar
*verb · IPA /fi.ˈksaɾ/ · frequency rank #13,303*
tornar fixo, firme, seguro

## Source
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