# descanso vs desconto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### desconto
*noun · IPA /dɨʃ.ˈkõ.tu/ · frequency rank #5,726*
ato ou efeito de descontar

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