# desativar vs destinar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desativar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.za.ti.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #15,306*
suprimir a atividade

### destinar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.ti.ˈnaɾ/ · frequency rank #28,163*
determinar o destino ou objetivo

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