recuar
/Rɨ.ˈkwaɾ/
The verdict
“recuar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,530 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #11,530
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - andar ou mover-se para trás
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recuar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /Rɨ.ˈkwaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,530 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “recuar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for recuar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɨ.ˈkwaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,530 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for recuar, with forms such as "ercuar", "rceuar", and "recaur". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "rezar", "régua", "regar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is recuar, spelled R-E-C-U-A-R.
Definition
- 1andar ou mover-se para trás
- 2voltar atrás
- 3retornar
- 4desistir
- 5diminuir
- 6perder espaço
- 7fugir
- 8impelir para trás
- 9fazer voltar atrás
- 10fazer retornar
- 11colocar aquém
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ercuar,rceuar,recaur,reccuar,recuarr,recura,reucar,rrecuar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recuar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “recuar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-C-U-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Rɨ.ˈkwaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rezar” - see the side-by-side comparison. recuar vs rezar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.