redorvsregoConfusable pair

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.

5 ch
redor
4 ch
rego

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

  • redor ← erdor · rdeor · reddor · redorr · redro · reodr · rredor
  • rego ← ergo · reggo · reog · rgeo · rrego

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "redor" and "rego" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.ˈdɔɾ/ versus /ˈRe.ɡu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "redor" vs "rego" - which ranks higher?
"redor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,344 in our Portuguese list, against #21,864 for "rego". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list