# desafiar vs desanimar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desafiar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.zɐ.ˈfjaɾ/ · frequency rank #10,168*
propor um desafio

### desanimar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #35,538*
desencorajar, desalentar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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