# resgatar vs ressaltar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### resgatar
*verb · IPA /Rɨʒ.ɡɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #7,462*
livrar do cativeiro

### ressaltar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.saɫ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #10,262*
tornar saliente

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