# legalizar vs localizar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### legalizar
*verb · IPA /lɨ.ɡɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #25,030*
tornar legal

### localizar
*verb · IPA /lu.kɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,218*
determinar ou situar alguma coisa

## Source
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