# desatar vs desviar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desatar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.zɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #48,865*
desprender

### desviar
*verb · IPA /dɨʒ.ˈvjaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,880*
transitivo:

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