# refugiar vs repudiar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### refugiar
*verb · frequency rank #34,013*
tomar refúgio

### repudiar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.pu.ˈdjaɾ/ · frequency rank #43,624*
rejeitar, não aceitar, romper

## Source
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