# reter vs return

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### reter
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.ˈteɾ/ · frequency rank #14,701*
não largar da mão

### return
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈtɜːn/ · frequency rank #11,538*
retorno; volta; regresso

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