# desculpar vs desocupar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desculpar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.kuɫ.ˈpaɾ/ · frequency rank #12,862*
perdoar

### desocupar
*verb · frequency rank #45,293*
sair; liberar ou vagar algo que estava ocupado

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