# débil vs dócil

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### débil
*adjective · IPA /ˈdɛ.biɫ/ · frequency rank #28,176*
que não resiste o suficiente

### dócil
*adjective · IPA /ˈdɔ.siɫ/ · frequency rank #30,118*
submisso

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