# demorar vs devorar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### demorar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.mu.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #4,057*
levar muito tempo ou mais tempo que o normal ou o limite

### 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.
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