# alimentar vs alimentarse

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### alimentar
*verb · IPA [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #7,510*
Dar comida o alimentos.

### alimentarse
*verb · IPA [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse] · frequency rank #18,143*
Alimentar (uso pronominal de ...)

## Source
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