# afastado vs arrastado

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### afastado
*adjective · IPA /ɐ.fɐʃ.ˈta.du/ · frequency rank #6,833*
que se afastou

### arrastado
*adjective · frequency rank #17,429*
levado ou trazido de rastos

## Source
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