Which to use
“redor” is a noun and “regar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,344
- “redor” frequency rank
- #27,639
- “regar” frequency rank
- 28983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redor | regar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arrebalde | molhar as plantas, terra, etc |
Where the eye mixes redor and regar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: redor vs regar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redor is /Rɨ.ˈdɔɾ/ while regar is /Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redor is recorded at frequency rank #1,344, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈdɔɾ/. 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 28983, this pair ranks #39,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redor vs regar
Shared letters: er. Private to "redor": do. Private to "regar": ag.
"redor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redor" and "regar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "redor" or "regar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "redor" and "regar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redor" 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 #39,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redor" and "regar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regar 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 #39,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.