# passar vs pousar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pousar
*verb · IPA /pow.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #17,362*
colocar algo em cima de uma superfície

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