# desanimado vs desânimo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desanimado
*adjective · IPA /dɨ.zɐ.ni.ˈma.du/ · frequency rank #32,550*
desalentado

### desânimo
*noun · IPA /dɨ.ˈzɐ.ni.mu/ · frequency rank #19,681*
falta de ânimo

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