# desejar vs desviar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desejar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.zɨ.ˈʒaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,892*
querer realizar algo

### desviar
*verb · IPA /dɨʒ.ˈvjaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,880*
transitivo:

## Source
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