Which to use
“ralar” and “regar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,206
- “ralar” frequency rank
- #27,639
- “regar” frequency rank
- 68845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ralar | regar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer passar pelo ralador; triturar; esmagar; moer | molhar as plantas, terra, etc |
Where the eye mixes ralar and regar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ralar and regar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ralar and regar
A purely visual mix-up. ralar (/Rɐ.ˈlaɾ/) and regar (/Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 68845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ralar is recorded at frequency rank #41,206, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɐ.ˈlaɾ/. regar is at rank #27,639, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 68845, this pair ranks #4,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ralar vs regar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ralar": l. Private to "regar": eg.
"ralar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ralar" and "regar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ralar" vs "regar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ralar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ralar" and "regar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ralar vs rimar". 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 #4,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.