# ordenar vs orientar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ordenar
*verb · IPA /ɔɾ.dɨ.ˈnaɾ/ · frequency rank #14,660*
dar ordens; mandar

### orientar
*verb · frequency rank #11,696*
direcionar, colocar algo em uma posição determinada

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