Which to use
“reagir” and “reger” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,073
- “reagir” frequency rank
- #38,457
- “reger” frequency rank
- 45530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reagir | reger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | exercer reação | governar |
Where the eye mixes reagir and reger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reagir runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against reger's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reagir and reger
A purely visual mix-up. reagir (/Rjɐ.ˈʒiɾ/) and reger (/Rɨ.ˈʒeɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45530, 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/. reger is at rank #38,457, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈʒeɾ/.
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 45530, this pair ranks #19,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reagir vs reger
Shared letters: egr. Private to "reagir": ai. Private to "reger": -.
"reagir" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "reger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reagir" and "reger" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "reagir" or "reger" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reagir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reagir" and "reger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reger vs reles". 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 #19,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.