regional

/Rɨ.ʒju.ˈnaɫ/

//Rɨ.ʒju.ˈnaɫ// adj

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The verdict

“regional” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,508
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - referente a uma região

Corpus desk

Index PT-regional · regional · Portuguese

regional · rank #1,508 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,508
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH regime

Nearest frequency peer: regime (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “regional”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “regional” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

regional vs racional
75% similar
regional vs regionais
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for regional
PropertyValue
Headwordregional
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Rɨ.ʒju.ˈnaɫ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,508
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “regional”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “regime” (#1,507), “responder” (#1,509), “puta” (#1,506). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “regional” fica em #1,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around regional (IPA /Rɨ.ʒju.ˈnaɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,508 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for regional, with forms such as "ergional", "reggional", and "reginoal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "racional", "regionais", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is regional, spelled R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    referente a uma região
  2. 2
    local

This word in other languages

regional(English)regional(Español)régional(Français)regional(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergional
  • reggional
  • reginoal
  • regioanl
  • regionall
  • regionla
  • regionnal
  • regoinal
  • reigonal
  • rgeional
  • rregional

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regional - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ergional2reggional1reginoal2regioanl2regionall1regionla2regionnal1regoinal2
Edit distance from "regional"

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 "regional"?
"regional" is spelled R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ʒju.ˈnaɫ/.
What does "regional" mean?
As an adjective, "regional" means: referente a uma região
What words are commonly confused with "regional"?
"regional" is commonly confused with "racional", "regionais". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regional"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regional" is /Rɨ.ʒju.ˈnaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regional" come from?
"regional" 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 "regional", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

conceito11 variantsLondres11 variantsaumentar11 variantsprocurar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list