# afetar vs apesar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### afetar
*verb · frequency rank #7,855*
fingir

### apesar
*adverb · IPA /ɐ.pe.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #404*
não obstante

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