# validar vs variar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### validar
*verb · IPA /vɐ.li.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #28,413*
tornar(-se) válido, legítimo, legal.

### variar
*verb · IPA /vɐ.ˈɾjaɾ/ · frequency rank #7,350*
tornar vário ou diverso

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