# mastigar vs mitigar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mastigar
*verb · IPA /mɐʃ.ti.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #28,667*
triturar com os dentes

### mitigar
*verb · frequency rank #29,053*
reduzir um risco

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