Which to use
“regar” and “rodar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,639
- “regar” frequency rank
- #10,266
- “rodar” frequency rank
- 37905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regar | rodar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | molhar as plantas, terra, etc | fazer andar à roda (transitivo) |
Where the eye mixes regar and rodar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. regar and rodar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between regar and rodar
A purely visual mix-up. regar (/Rɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) and rodar (/Ru.ˈdaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37905, 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/. rodar is at rank #10,266, tagged as averb, pronounced /Ru.ˈdaɾ/.
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 37905, this pair ranks #28,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regar vs rodar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "regar": eg. Private to "rodar": do.
"regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rodar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regar" and "rodar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regar" vs "rodar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rodar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regar" and "rodar" 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 #28,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.