# selar vs ser

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### selar
*verb · IPA /sɨ.ˈlaɾ/ · frequency rank #26,893*
pôr sela (em cavalo, por exemplo)

### ser
*noun · IPA /ˈseɾ/ · frequency rank #30*
existir, aquilo que supõe-se existir

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