Which to use
“recuar” is a verb and “regular” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,530
- “recuar” frequency rank
- #3,285
- “regular” frequency rank
- 14815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuar | regular |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | andar ou mover-se para trás | que ocorre em intervalos igualmente espaçados de tempo ou espaço |
Where the eye mixes recuar and regular
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recuar vs regular
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recuar is /Rɨ.ˈkwaɾ/ while regular is /Rɨ.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuar is recorded at frequency rank #11,530, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈkwaɾ/. regular is at rank #3,285, tagged as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/.
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 14815, this pair ranks #57,174 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recuar vs regular
Shared letters: aeru. Private to "recuar": c. Private to "regular": gl.
"recuar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "regular" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recuar" for "regular" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recuar" vs "regular" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recuar" and "regular" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regular" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,174 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuar" and "regular" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs recuar". 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 #57,174 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.