regarvsrevogarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“regar” and “revogar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,639
“regar” frequency rank
#24,775
“revogar” frequency rank
52414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regar revogar
Definition molhar as plantas, terra, etc anular norma ou lei:

Where the eye mixes regar and revogar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
regar
7 ch
revogar

Look-alike desk: regar vs revogar

A purely visual mix-up. regar (/Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) and revogar (/Rɨ.vu.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52414, 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/. revogar is at rank #24,775, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.vu.ˈɡaɾ/.

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 52414, this pair ranks #12,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regar vs revogar

Shared letters: aegr. Private to "regar": -. Private to "revogar": ov.

"regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "revogar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regarergar · reagr · regarr · reggar · rgear · rregar
  • revogarervogar · reovgar · revgoar · revoagr · revogarr · revoggar · revogra · revvogar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regar" and "revogar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ versus /Rɨ.vu.ˈɡaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "regar" or "revogar"?
"revogar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,775 in our Portuguese list, against #27,639 for "regar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "regar" and "revogar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regar" and "revogar" 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 #12,777 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