# description vs descriptivo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### description
*noun · IPA /dɪˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ · frequency rank #30,024*
Descripción.

### descriptivo
*adjective · IPA [d̪eskɾipˈt̪iβ̞o] · frequency rank #28,720*
Dícese de lo que describe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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