regards

/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/

//ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz// noun

The verdict

“regards” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,724 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,724
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-regards · regards · Portuguese

regards · rank #72,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,724
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH regador

Nearest frequency peer: regador (-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 “regards”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for regards
PropertyValue
Headwordregards
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “regards” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “regador” (#72,723), “regenerativo” (#72,725), “rabanada” (#72,711). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “regards” fica em #72,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regards is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,724 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for regards, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is regards, spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    lembranças
  2. 2
    cordialmente (usado ao final de mensagens)

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 "regards"?
"regards" is spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/.
What does "regards" mean?
As a noun, "regards" means: lembranças
How do you pronounce "regards"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regards" is /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regards" come from?
"regards" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "regards", 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