# descanso vs descansou

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### descansou
*verb · IPA /des.kɐ̃ˈsow/, /ʤɪs.kɐ̃ˈso/ · frequency rank #46,261*
terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo descansar.

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