# optar vs ousar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/optar-vs-ousar