# desviar vs desvio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desviar
*verb · IPA /dɨʒ.ˈvjaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,880*
transitivo:

### desvio
*noun · IPA /dɨʒ.ˈvi.u/ · frequency rank #7,388*
mudança de direção

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