# piorar vs provar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### provar
*verb · IPA /pɾu.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #2,795*
demonstrar com provas; testemunhar

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