# descartar vs descontar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### descartar
*verb · IPA /deʃ.kaχ.ˈtaχ/ · frequency rank #16,729*
rejeitar uma carta num jogo

### descontar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.kõ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #22,272*
fazer desconto

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