# esgotar vs espetar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### espetar
*verb · IPA /iʃ.pɨ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #45,837*
ato de cutucar com a ponta de algo

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