# respirando vs retirando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### respirando
*verb · IPA [respiˈɾãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #20,499*
Gerundio de respirar.

### retirando
*verb · IPA [ret̪iˈɾãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #26,218*
Gerundio de retirar.

## Source
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