Which to use
“regar” is a verb and “régua” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,639
- “regar” frequency rank
- #18,702
- “régua” frequency rank
- 46341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regar | régua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | molhar as plantas, terra, etc | instrumento de madeira, plástico ou qualquer outro material sólido com as faces planas e as arestas apropriadas para servirem de guia para se traçar linhas retas |
Where the eye mixes regar and régua
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. regar (CVCVC) and régua (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: regar vs régua
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regar is /Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ while régua is /ˈχɛ.gwə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46341, 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/. régua is at rank #18,702, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈχɛ.gwə/.
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 46341, this pair ranks #18,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regar vs régua
Shared letters: agr. Private to "regar": e. Private to "régua": ué.
"regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "régua" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regar ← ergar · reagr · regarr · reggar · rgear · rregar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regar" and "régua" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regar" or "régua"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "regar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regar" and "régua" 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 #18,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.