# emendar vs empenhar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### emendar
*verb · IPA /i.mẽ.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #36,435*
corrigir, melhorar

### empenhar
*verb · IPA /ẽ.pɨ.ˈɲaɾ/ · frequency rank #26,726*
dar em penhor

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