regador

/Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈdoɾ/

//Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈdoɾ// adj

The verdict

“regador” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,723 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,723
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que rega

Corpus desk

Index PT-regador · regador · Portuguese

regador · rank #72,723 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,723
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH regards

Nearest frequency peer: regards (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “regador”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “regador” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for regador
PropertyValue
Headwordregador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈdoɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “regador” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).regadorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “regards” (#72,724), “regenerativo” (#72,725), “rabanada” (#72,711). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “regador” fica em #72,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regador is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,723 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que rega".

No misspelling variants are generated for regador in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is regador, spelled R-E-G-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que rega

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regador"?
"regador" is spelled R-E-G-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈdoɾ/.
What does "regador" mean?
As an adjective, "regador" means: que rega
How do you pronounce "regador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regador" is /Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regador" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "regador", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list