# traçar vs travar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### traçar
*verb · IPA /tɾɐ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #11,976*
representar por meio de traços

### travar
*verb · IPA /tɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #10,978*
fazer parar com o travão, frear

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