# descobridor vs descobrir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### descobridor
*noun · frequency rank #40,081*
aquele que descobre

### descobrir
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.ku.ˈbɾiɾ/ · frequency rank #1,463*
encontrar, achar

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