# sanar vs secar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### sanar
*verb · frequency rank #38,479*
curar, sarar

### secar
*verb · IPA /sɨ.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,684*
fazer evaporar a umidade de

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