# decorar vs devorar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### decorar
*verb · frequency rank #12,860*
aprender de cor, memorizar:

### devorar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #28,166*
destruir

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