# monitorar vs monitorizar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### monitorizar
*verb · frequency rank #28,677*
vigiar

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