# retardado vs retardar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### retardado
*adjective · frequency rank #15,913*
atrasado

### retardar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.tɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #25,804*
tornar tardio

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/retardado-vs-retardar