# minar vs morar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### morar
*verb · IPA /mu.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #2,962*
habitar, viver, ter estabelecido residência

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