# consumar vs consumir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### consumar
*verb · IPA /kõ.su.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #43,351*
chegar ou fazer chegar ao fim; acabar(-se), completar(-se), terminar(-se)

### consumir
*verb · IPA /kõ.su.ˈmiɾ/ · frequency rank #11,238*
destruir

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