# Atenas vs atenuar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Atenas
*noun · IPA /ɜˈtenɜʃ/ · frequency rank #6,980*
nome da capital da Grécia

### atenuar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.tɨ.ˈnwaɾ/ · frequency rank #26,280*
tornar menos grave, suavizar

## Source
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