Which to use
“regar” and “remar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,639
- “regar” frequency rank
- #34,439
- “remar” frequency rank
- 62078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regar | remar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | molhar as plantas, terra, etc | impelir (embarcação) com remos |
Where the eye mixes regar and remar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regar and remar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regar with remar
A purely visual mix-up. regar (/Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) and remar (/Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/) 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 a single letter - g in “regar” becomes m in “remar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62078, 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/. remar is at rank #34,439, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/.
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 62078, this pair ranks #6,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regar vs remar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "regar": g. Private to "remar": m.
"regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regar" for "remar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regar" vs "remar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regar" and "remar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remar vs rimar". 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 #6,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.