# afogar vs apagar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### afogar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.fu.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #15,247*
matar alguém por afogamento, asfixia ou estrangulamento

### apagar
*verb · frequency rank #4,285*
fazer desaparecer (raspando, etc.)

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