Which to use
“reagir” and “reatar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,073
- “reagir” frequency rank
- #46,531
- “reatar” frequency rank
- 53604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reagir | reatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | exercer reação | atar de novo |
Where the eye mixes reagir and reatar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reagir and reatar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reagir vs reatar
A purely visual mix-up. reagir (/Rjɐ.ˈʒiɾ/) and reatar (/Rjɐ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 53604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reagir is recorded at frequency rank #7,073, classified as averb, pronounced /Rjɐ.ˈʒiɾ/. reatar is at rank #46,531, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rjɐ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 53604, this pair ranks #11,923 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reagir vs reatar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "reagir": gi. Private to "reatar": t.
"reagir" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "reatar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reagir" for "reatar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reagir" or "reatar"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "reagir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reatar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,923 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reagir" and "reatar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs recear". 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 #11,923 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.