# velar vs violar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### velar
*adjective · IPA /vɨ.ˈlaɾ/ · frequency rank #49,744*
relativo ao véu palatino ou aos sons produzidos nele

### violar
*verb · IPA /vju.ˈlaɾ/ · frequency rank #11,978*
infringir

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