# monitor vs monitorar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### monitor
*adjective · IPA /mu.ni.ˈtoɾ/ · frequency rank #7,551*
relativo ao que demonstra ou controla o funcionamento de algo

### monitorar
*verb · frequency rank #9,371*
observar ou vigiar atentamente; acompanhar de forma contínua

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