regatear
/Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈtjaɾ/
The verdict
“regatear” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pechinchar
Corpus desk
Index PT-regatear · regatear · Portuguese
regatear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regatear |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈtjaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “regatear” em português
Rare enough to double-check
regatear is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈtjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pechinchar".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for regatear, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is regatear, spelled R-E-G-A-T-E-A-R.
Definition
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