# pousada vs pousar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pousada
*noun · IPA /pow.ˈza.dɐ/ · frequency rank #14,678*
hotel modesto, em geral com poucos quartos

### 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/pousada-vs-pousar