# taxar vs tear

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### taxar
*verb · IPA /taˈʃa(ʁ)/ [taˈʃa(h)] · frequency rank #41,268*
estabelecer ou cobrar taxa

### tear
*noun · IPA /ˈtjaɾ/ · frequency rank #31,581*
aparelho ou máquina de tecer

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