# recuar vs remar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### remar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #34,439*
impelir (embarcação) com remos

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