# legal vs ligar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### legal
*adjective · IPA /lɨ.ˈɡaɫ/ · frequency rank #478*
de acordo com a lei

### ligar
*noun · IPA /li.ˈgaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #1,751*
o mesmo que ligário

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