# perecer vs pertencer

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### perecer
*verb · IPA /pɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/ · frequency rank #45,989*
deixar de ser ou de existir

### pertencer
*verb · IPA /pɨɾ.tẽ.ˈseɾ/ · frequency rank #10,584*
ser propriedade de alguém

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