# desconfiar vs descontar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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.
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