# apagado vs apagar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### apagado
*adjective · IPA /ɐ.pɐ.ˈɡa.du/ · frequency rank #13,658*
extinto

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

## Source
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