# titular vs tutelar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### titular
*adjective · IPA /ti.tu.ˈlaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,525*
diz-se de quem ocupa efetivamente um cargo

### tutelar
*verb · IPA /tu.tɨ.ˈlaɾ/ · frequency rank #19,873*
proteger, ter tutela de

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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