# represa vs repulsa

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### represa
*noun · IPA /χe.ˈpɾe.zɐ/ · frequency rank #14,019*
ato de represar

### repulsa
*noun · IPA /Rɨ.ˈpuɫ.sɐ/ · frequency rank #27,252*
ação pela qual os corpos se repelem

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