# descascar vs destacar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### descascar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.kɐʃ.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #33,360*
tirar o invólucro exterior de plantas, frutas, ovos, tubérculos, etc.

### destacar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.tɐ.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,083*
enviar em destacamento

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