regra

//ˈRɛ.ɡɾɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,594

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

regra is aPortuguesenoun. It means: preceito, norma ou lei Pronounced /ˈRɛ.ɡɾɐ/. It ranks #2,594 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with reza and rena.

Key facts for regra
PropertyValue
Headwordregra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRɛ.ɡɾɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,594
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for regra is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈRɛ.ɡɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,594 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for regra, with forms such as "ergra", "reggra", and "regrra". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "reza", "rena", "renda", 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 regra, spelled R-E-G-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    preceito, norma ou lei
  2. 2
    o que é determinado por lei
  3. 3
    constituição ou estatuto de ordens religiosas
  4. 4
    régua
  5. 5
    fenômeno fisiológico do período fértil da mulher, que permite a eliminação periódica da caduca do endométrio uterino com fluxo sanguíneo e o óvulo, que não foi fecundado

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ergra,reggra,regrra,rerga,rgera,rregra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for regra

Misspelling Variants of "regra"

ergra5reggra6regrra6rerga5rgera5rregra6
Misspelling Variants of "regra"

Frequency rank: #2,594 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regra"?
"regra" is spelled R-E-G-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRɛ.ɡɾɐ/.
What does "regra" mean?
As a noun, "regra" means: preceito, norma ou lei
What words are commonly confused with "regra"?
"regra" is commonly confused with "reza", "rena", "renda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regra" is /ˈRɛ.ɡɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regra" come from?
"regra" 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.