# minar vs mudar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mudar
*verb · IPA /mu.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #620*
transferir de um lugar para outro

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