# recrutar vs recuar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### recrutar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.kɾu.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #17,374*
alistar para o serviço militar

### recuar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.ˈkwaɾ/ · frequency rank #11,530*
andar ou mover-se para trás

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