# secar vs sega

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### sega
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛ.ɡa/ · frequency rank #31,553*
serra (instrumento usado para serrar, cortar)

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