# recear vs renegar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### recear
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/ · frequency rank #45,052*
temer

### renegar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #49,673*
abandonar uma religião para seguir outra; descrer

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