# tirar vs topar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tirar
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)] · frequency rank #661*
pôr para fora; retirar facilmente, em geral com as mãos

### topar
*verb · IPA /tu.ˈpaɾ/ · frequency rank #39,889*
encontrar algo

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