# retiro vs return

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### retiro
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.ˈti.ɾu/ · frequency rank #7,463*
primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo retirar

### 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/retiro-vs-return