# demitir vs desistir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### demitir
*verb · IPA /dɨ.mi.ˈtiɾ/ · frequency rank #13,264*
destituir de cargo ou emprego

### desistir
*verb · IPA /dɨ.zɨʃ.ˈtiɾ/ · frequency rank #3,003*
renunciar

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