# rodar vs rumar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### rodar
*verb · IPA /Ru.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #10,266*
fazer andar à roda (transitivo)

### rumar
*verb · IPA /Ru.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #43,139*
ir numa dada direção

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