# sumir vs surgir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### sumir
*verb · frequency rank #11,746*
desaparecer, deixar de existir

### surgir
*verb · IPA /suɾ.ˈʒiɾ/ · frequency rank #6,127*
aparecer repentinamente

## Source
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