# labor vs lavar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### labor
*verb · IPA /ˈlaː.bor/, /ˈɫaː.bɔr/ · frequency rank #26,447*
escorregar, cair

### lavar
*verb · IPA /lɐ.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,336*
limpar (algo) por ação de um líquido, especialmente água

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