# esgotar vs esgoto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### esgotar
*verb · IPA /iʒ.ɡu.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #24,315*
esvaziar

### esgoto
*noun · IPA /iʒ.ˈɡo.tu/ · frequency rank #7,395*
cano ou orifício para dar vazão a qualquer líquido

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