Which to use
“regar” is a verb and “régia” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,639
- “regar” frequency rank
- #25,815
- “régia” frequency rank
- 53454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regar | régia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | molhar as plantas, terra, etc | feminino de régio |
Letter map: regar vs régia
Shared letters muted; letters that set regar and régia apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. regar (CVCVC) and régia (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for regar / régia
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: regar is averb and régiaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regar is recorded at frequency rank #27,639, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. régia is at rank #25,815, tagged as anadj.
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 53454, this pair ranks #12,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regar vs régia
Shared letters: agr. Private to "regar": e. Private to "régia": ié.
"regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "régia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regar ← ergar · reagr · regarr · reggar · rgear · rregar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regar" and "régia" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regar" or "régia"?
Useful next steps
Pair "regar" vs "régia" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "regar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regar" and "régia" 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 #12,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.