# variar vs vigiar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### vigiar
*verb · IPA /vi.ˈʒjaɾ/ · frequency rank #12,581*
observar atentamente

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