# inibir vs iniciar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### inibir
*verb · IPA /i.ni.ˈbiɾ/ · frequency rank #21,488*
impedir, impossibilitar, proibir

### iniciar
*verb · frequency rank #3,412*
ato de dar ou de ter início

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