# descontar vs descontrair

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### descontar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.kõ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #22,272*
fazer desconto

### descontrair
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.kõ.tɾɐ.ˈiɾ/ · frequency rank #28,935*
eliminar a contração ou a tensão

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