Which to use
“raia” is a noun and “régia” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,104
- “raia” frequency rank
- #25,815
- “régia” frequency rank
- 48919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raia | régia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que arraia | feminino de régio |
Letter map: raia vs régia
Shared letters muted; letters that set raia and régia apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. raia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against régia's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - raia and régia
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raia is anoun and régiaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raia is recorded at frequency rank #23,104, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaj.ɐ/. régia is at rank #25,815, tagged as anadj.
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 48919, this pair ranks #16,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raia vs régia
Shared letters: air. Private to "raia": -. Private to "régia": gé.
"raia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "régia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- raia ← aria · raai · riaa · rraia
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raia" and "régia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Pair "raia" vs "régia" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "raia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raia" and "régia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs raia". 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 #16,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.