# passar vs piscar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### passar
*verb · IPA /pɐ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #380*
percorrer, atravessar

### piscar
*verb · IPA /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)] · frequency rank #15,179*
ação de fechar e abrir rapidamente os olhos

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