Which to use
“rede” and “rego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #402
- “rede” frequency rank
- #21,864
- “rego” frequency rank
- 22266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rede | rego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entrelaçamento de cordas, fios, arames, barbantes, etc., que formam uma malha | sulco que abre o arado |
Where the eye mixes rede and rego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rede with rego
A purely visual mix-up. rede (/'χe.ʤi/) and rego (/ˈRe.ɡu/) 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 22266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rede is recorded at frequency rank #402, classified as anoun, pronounced /'χe.ʤi/. rego is at rank #21,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRe.ɡu/.
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 22266, this pair ranks #47,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rede vs rego
Shared letters: er. Private to "rede": d. Private to "rego": go.
"rede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rede" and "rego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rede" vs "rego" - which ranks higher?
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 "rede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rede" and "rego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rego vs revi". 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 #47,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.