# disparar vs dispersar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### disparar
*verb · IPA /diʃ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,324*
arremessar com violência

### dispersar
*verb · IPA /diʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #23,980*
causar a dispersão de

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