# temor vs tomar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### temor
*noun · IPA \te.'mo*\ · frequency rank #12,349*
medo, receio, sensação resultante da ideia de perigo

### tomar
*verb · IPA /tu.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #611*
agarrar

## Source
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