regressar

//Rɨ.ɡɾɨ.ˈsaɾ// verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,532

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

regressar is aPortugueseverb. It means: retroceder Pronounced /Rɨ.ɡɾɨ.ˈsaɾ/. It ranks #8,532 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with regresso and refrescar.

Key facts for regressar
PropertyValue
Headwordregressar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.ɡɾɨ.ˈsaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,532
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for regressar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɨ.ɡɾɨ.ˈsaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,532 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for regressar, with forms such as "ergressar", "regerssar", and "reggressar". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "regresso", "refrescar", 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 regressar, spelled R-E-G-R-E-S-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    retroceder
  2. 2
    voltar ao ponto de partida
  3. 3
    retrogradar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ergressar,regerssar,reggressar,regresar,regresasr,regressarr,regressra,regrressar,regrsesar,rergessar,rgeressar,rregressar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for regressar

Misspelling Variants of "regressar"

ergressar9regerssar9reggressar10regresar8regresasr9regressarr10regressra9regrressar10
Misspelling Variants of "regressar"

Frequency rank: #8,532 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regressar"?
"regressar" is spelled R-E-G-R-E-S-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ɡɾɨ.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "regressar" mean?
As a verb, "regressar" means: retroceder
What words are commonly confused with "regressar"?
"regressar" is commonly confused with "regresso", "refrescar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regressar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regressar" is /Rɨ.ɡɾɨ.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regressar" come from?
"regressar" 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.