# reaver vs reter

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### reaver
*verb · IPA /χe.ɐ.ˈveɾ/, /χe.ɐ.ˈve/ · frequency rank #26,536*
haver de novo, possuir outra vez

### reter
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.ˈteɾ/ · frequency rank #14,701*
não largar da mão

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