# recuar vs regar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### regar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #27,639*
molhar as plantas, terra, etc

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