# escapar vs esmagar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### escapar
*verb · IPA /iʃ.kɐ.ˈpaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,682*
fugir de confinamento, ganhar ou reaver a liberdade

### esmagar
*verb · IPA /iʒ.mɐ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #21,167*
apertar ou pressionar com força de modo a destruir ou deformar

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