# elixir vs emitir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### elixir
*noun · IPA /i.li.ˈʃiɾ/ · frequency rank #30,933*
preparado farmacêutico composto de várias substâncias dissolvidas em álcool

### emitir
*verb · IPA /i.mi.ˈtiɾ/ · frequency rank #8,888*
expedir

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