# desconfia vs desconfiar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desconfia
*verb · frequency rank #24,601*
terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo desconfiar

### desconfiar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.kõ.ˈfjaɾ/ · frequency rank #20,561*
duvidar

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