# refrescar vs regressar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### refrescar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.fɾɨʃ.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #20,422*
tornar fresco; reavivar, renovar

### regressar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.ɡɾɨ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,532*
retroceder

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