# descansar vs descanso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### descansar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.kɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #4,464*
proporcionar descanso a; livrar de fadiga:

### descanso
*noun · IPA /dɨʃ.ˈkɐ̃.su/ · frequency rank #5,406*
repouso/pausa no trabalho, nos afazeres

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