# pegar vs puxar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### puxar
*verb · IPA /pu.ˈʃaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,884*
atrair a si com força

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