# detonar vs devorar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### detonar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.tu.ˈnaɾ/ · frequency rank #29,317*
estrondear

### devorar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #28,166*
destruir

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