# opção vs optar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### opção
*noun · IPA /ɔ.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #1,501*
ato de optar

### optar
*verb · IPA /ɔˈp.taɾ/ · frequency rank #11,922*
fazer escolha

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