# assassinar vs assassínio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### assassinar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.sɐ.si.ˈnaɾ/ · frequency rank #11,586*
cometer assassinato ou assassínio

### assassínio
*noun · IPA /ɐ.sɐ.ˈsi.nju/ · frequency rank #20,787*
ato de retirar a vida de outrem

## Source
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