# desportista vs desportiva

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desportista
*noun · IPA /dɨʃ.puɾ.ˈtiʃ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #41,443*
aquele que se interessa por desportos, que os pratica

### desportiva
*noun · frequency rank #11,248*
alegria, contentamento, felicidade

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