# gari vs gerir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### gari
*noun · frequency rank #29,380*
designa afetuosamente uma criança

### gerir
*verb · IPA /ʒɨ.ˈɾiɾ/ · frequency rank #10,195*
administrar

## Source
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