Which to use
“racional” and “regional” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,808
- “racional” frequency rank
- #1,508
- “regional” frequency rank
- 10316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racional | regional |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo a ou dotado de razão | referente a uma região |
Where the eye mixes racional and regional
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between racional and regional
A purely visual mix-up. racional (/Rɐ.sju.ˈnaɫ/) and regional (/Rɨ.ʒju.ˈnaɫ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racional is recorded at frequency rank #8,808, classified as anadj, pronounced /Rɐ.sju.ˈnaɫ/. regional is at rank #1,508, tagged as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.ʒju.ˈnaɫ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10316, this pair ranks #62,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of racional vs regional
Shared letters: ailnor. Private to "racional": c. Private to "regional": eg.
"racional" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "regional" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "racional" and "regional" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "racional" or "regional"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "racional" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regional" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racional" and "regional" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racial vs racional". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #62,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.