# trata vs travar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### trata
*verb · IPA /ˈtɾa.tə/ · frequency rank #766*
terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tratar

### 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/trata-vs-travar