# poupar vs pousar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### poupar
*verb · IPA /pow.ˈpaɾ/ · frequency rank #9,090*
evitar despesas

### pousar
*verb · IPA /pow.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #17,362*
colocar algo em cima de uma superfície

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