# pecar vs pescar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pescar
*verb · IPA /pesˈka(ʁ)/ [pesˈka(h)] · frequency rank #15,884*
apanhar na água (o peixe ou outro animal aquático)

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