# pecar vs pedir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pecar
*verb · IPA /pɨ.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #32,725*
cometer pecado

### pedir
*verb · IPA /pɨ.ˈdiɾ/ · frequency rank #714*
solicitar

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