# ocupar vs ousar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ocupar
*verb · IPA /ɔ.ku.ˈpaɾ/ · frequency rank #4,667*
estar na posse de

### ousar
*verb · IPA /ow.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #31,478*
ter coragem para fazer alguma coisa

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ocupar-vs-ousar