# despejar vs despejo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### despejar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈʒaɾ/ · frequency rank #23,294*
jogar fora (um líquido, por exemplo) de seu recipiente

### despejo
*noun · IPA /dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ʒu/ · frequency rank #18,833*
ato ou efeito de despejar

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