# patrocinar vs patrocinio

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### patrocinar
*verb · IPA [pat̪ɾosiˈnaɾ] · frequency rank #42,063*
Defender, proteger, amparar y favorecer.

### patrocinio
*noun · IPA [pat̪ɾoˈsinjo] · frequency rank #13,971*
Acción o efecto de patrocinar.

## Source
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