# tardar vs tardio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tardar
*verb · IPA /tɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #31,579*
adiar demorar, procrastinar

### tardio
*adjective · frequency rank #25,837*
que chega tarde ou que vem fora do tempo próprio

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