# mascarar vs massacrar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mascarar
*verb · IPA /mɐʃ.kɐ.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #31,449*
disfarçar com máscara ou traje

### massacrar
*verb · IPA /mɐ.sɐ.ˈkɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #37,415*
matar em massa, em grande quantidade, de forma cruel; chacinar:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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