# pegar vs polegar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pegar
*verb · IPA /pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #744*
fazer aderir

### polegar
*noun · IPA /pu.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #19,241*
o dedo mais grosso da mão

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