# mica vs minar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mica
*noun · IPA /ˈmi.kɐ/ · frequency rank #32,689*
mineral do grupo de silicatos monoclínicos

### minar
*verb · frequency rank #26,813*
escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc

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