# regar vs renegar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### renegar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #49,673*
abandonar uma religião para seguir outra; descrer

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