Which to use
“recuar” and “remar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,530
- “recuar” frequency rank
- #34,439
- “remar” frequency rank
- 45969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuar | remar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | andar ou mover-se para trás | impelir (embarcação) com remos |
Where the eye mixes recuar and remar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recuar runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against remar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recuar with remar
A purely visual mix-up. recuar (/Rɨ.ˈkwaɾ/) and remar (/Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuar is recorded at frequency rank #11,530, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈkwaɾ/. remar is at rank #34,439, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45969, this pair ranks #19,411 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recuar vs remar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "recuar": cu. Private to "remar": m.
"recuar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recuar" and "remar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,411 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuar" and "remar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remar vs rimar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #19,411 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.