# protestan vs protestar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### protestan
*verb · IPA [pɾoˈt̪est̪ãn] · frequency rank #17,255*
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de protestar.

### protestar
*verb · IPA [pɾot̪esˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #7,908*
Expresar o publicar un propósito.

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