# instituir vs instruir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### instituir
*verb · IPA /ĩʃ.ti.ˈtwiɾ/ · frequency rank #22,057*
fundar, criar, erigir:

### instruir
*verb · IPA /ĩʃ.tɾu.ˈiɾ/ · frequency rank #27,901*
ensinar

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