# exterminar vs extermínio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### exterminar
*verb · IPA /ɐjʃ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/ · frequency rank #22,030*
extinguir

### extermínio
*noun · frequency rank #16,057*
ato de exterminar

## Source
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