# desligar vs deslocar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desligar
*verb · IPA /dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #6,406*
interromper um circuito elétrico

### deslocar
*verb · IPA /dɨʒ.lu.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #11,850*
mudar de lugar

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