# selar vs soltar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### soltar
*verb · IPA /soɫ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,356*
libertar

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