Which to use
“redor” and “rego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,344
- “redor” frequency rank
- #21,864
- “rego” frequency rank
- 23208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redor | rego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arrebalde | sulco que abre o arado |
Where the eye mixes redor and rego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. redor runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against rego's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses redor with rego
A purely visual mix-up. redor (/Rɨ.ˈdɔɾ/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23208, 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/. 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 23208, this pair ranks #46,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redor vs rego
Shared letters: eor. Private to "redor": d. Private to "rego": g.
"redor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "redor" and "rego" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "redor" vs "rego" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "redor" and "rego" 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 "rego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redor" 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 #46,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.