# despejar vs despertar

> 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

### despertar
*verb · IPA /dɨʃ.pɨɾ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #6,288*
acordar

## Source
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