# gira vs girar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### gira
*noun · frequency rank #5,741*
ato de girar, de passear; passeio

### girar
*verb · IPA /ʒi.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #12,256*
mover(-se) em torno de um eixo, de um centro; rodar

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