Which to use
“recear” and “regar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,052
- “recear” frequency rank
- #27,639
- “regar” frequency rank
- 72691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recear | regar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | temer | molhar as plantas, terra, etc |
Where the eye mixes recear and regar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recear runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against regar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recear vs regar
A purely visual mix-up. recear (/Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recear is recorded at frequency rank #45,052, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/. 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 72691, this pair ranks #2,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recear vs regar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "recear": c. Private to "regar": g.
"recear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recear" and "regar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recear" or "regar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recear" 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 #2,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recear" and "regar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recear vs renegar". 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 #2,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.