# esmagar vs estragar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### estragar
*verb · IPA /iʃ.tɾɐ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,943*
causar estrago em

## Source
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