# empenhar vs espelhar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### espelhar
*verb · IPA /iʃ.pɨ.ˈʎaɾ/ · frequency rank #38,695*
refletir em um espelho

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