# descansar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /dɨʃ.kɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #4,464

## Definitions
1. proporcionar descanso a; livrar de fadiga:
2. tranquilizar; sossegar; apoiar:
3. repousar, parando, amparando-se, sentando-se ou dormindo:
4. morrer

## Easily confused with
- **descanso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/descansar-vs-descanso)
- **descartar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/descansar-vs-descartar)
- **descontar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/descansar-vs-descontar)
- **descascar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/descansar-vs-descascar)
- **descansou** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/descansar-vs-descansou)
- **descansado** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/descansado-vs-descansar)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddescansar`, `decsansar`, `desacnsar`, `descanasr`, `descannsar`, `descansarr`, `descansra`, `descanssar`, `descasnar`, `desccansar`, `descnasar`, `desscansar`, `dsecansar`, `edscansar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/descansar