# emitir vs evitar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### evitar
*verb · IPA /i.vi.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #1,168*
procurar não fazer ou dizer (algo)

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