rego

//ˈRe.ɡu// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,864

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rego is aPortuguesenoun. It means: sulco que abre o arado Pronounced /ˈRe.ɡu/. Often confused with rio and rei.

Key facts for rego
PropertyValue
Headwordrego
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRe.ɡu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,864
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rego in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for rego is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈRe.ɡu/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,864 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for rego, with forms such as "ergo", "reggo", and "reog". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rio", "rei", "rey", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is rego, spelled R-E-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sulco que abre o arado
  2. 2
    vala por onde passa água
  3. 3
    valeta
  4. 4
    ruga na pele
  5. 5
    espaço livre similar a vão vertical compreendido entre as nádegas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ergo,reggo,reog,rgeo,rrego

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rego

Misspelling Variants of "rego"

ergo4reggo5reog4rgeo4rrego5
Misspelling Variants of "rego"

Frequency rank: #21,864 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rego"?
"rego" is spelled R-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRe.ɡu/.
What does "rego" mean?
As a noun, "rego" means: sulco que abre o arado
What words are commonly confused with "rego"?
"rego" is commonly confused with "rio", "rei", "rey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rego" is /ˈRe.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rego" come from?
"rego" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.