# desperdiciado vs desperdiciar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### desperdiciado
*verb · IPA [d̪espeɾð̞iˈsjað̞o] · frequency rank #35,456*
Participio de desperdiciar.

### desperdiciar
*verb · IPA [d̪espeɾð̞iˈsjaɾ] · frequency rank #20,650*
Usar o consumir recursos de forma incompleta o incorrecta.

## Source
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