# deletar vs desejar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### deletar
*verb · frequency rank #20,266*
eliminar, apagar, suprimir, remover, excluir

### desejar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.zɨ.ˈʒaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,892*
querer realizar algo

## Source
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