# piorar vs piscar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### piorar
*verb · IPA /pju.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #6,686*
ficar pior

### piscar
*verb · IPA /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)] · frequency rank #15,179*
ação de fechar e abrir rapidamente os olhos

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