# designar vs desigual

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### designar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.zi.ˈɡnaɾ/ · frequency rank #14,336*
indicar para exercer (cargo ou emprego); nomear

### desigual
*adjective · IPA /dɨ.zi.ˈɡwaɫ/ · frequency rank #17,760*
não igual

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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