# desgastar vs devastar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desgastar
*verb · IPA /deʒ.gaʃ.ˈtax/, /deʒ.gaʃ.ˈta/ · frequency rank #37,754*
destruir pouco a pouco

### devastar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.vɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #47,300*
arruinar, assolar

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