# saborear vs sabotar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### saborear
*verb · IPA /sɐ.bu.ˈɾjaɾ/ · frequency rank #24,449*
provar

### sabotar
*verb · IPA /sɐ.bu.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #27,265*
alterar criminosamente algo

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