# dispensar vs distensão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dispensar
*verb · IPA /diʃ.pẽ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #19,125*
conceder dispensa a

### distensão
*noun · IPA /diʃ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #43,387*
tensão demasiada; estiramento

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