# recuar vs reinar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### reinar
*verb · IPA /Rɐj.ˈnaɾ/ · frequency rank #23,110*
governar um país como rei

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