# residir vs resíduo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### residir
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.zi.ˈdiɾ/ · frequency rank #21,005*
estabelecer-se em um lugar e nele dormir regularmente; habitar, morar, viver

### resíduo
*adjective · IPA /Rɨ.ˈzi.dwu/ · frequency rank #21,576*
que resta

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