# descobrir vs desdobrar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### desdobrar
*verb · IPA /dɨʒ.du.ˈbɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #43,850*
desenrolar o que estava dobrado

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