# prestar vs protestar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### prestar
*verb · frequency rank #3,793*
dedicar; dar com profunda afeição

### protestar
*verb · IPA /pɾu.tɨʃ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #13,817*
prometer solenemente

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