regatavsrelatamConfusable pair

Quick tell: regata is a noun, relatam is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“regata” is a noun and “relatam” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,433
“regata” frequency rank
#16,599
“relatam” frequency rank
35032
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regata relatam
Definition corrida de embarcações à porfia terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo relatar

Letter map: regata vs relatam

Shared letters muted; letters that set regata and relatam apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. regata runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against relatam's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
regata
7 ch
relatam

Grammar separator: regata vs relatam

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: regata is anoun and relatamaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regata is recorded at frequency rank #18,433, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈɡa.tɐ/. relatam is at rank #16,599, tagged as averb.

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 35032, this pair ranks #32,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regata vs relatam

Shared letters: aert. Private to "regata": g. Private to "relatam": lm.

"regata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "relatam" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regata ← ergata · reagta · regaat · regatta · reggata · regtaa · rgeata · rregata
  • relatam ← erlatam · realtam · relaatm · relatamm · relatma · relattam · rellatam · reltaam

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regata" and "relatam" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "regata" is a noun and "relatam" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "regata" or "relatam"?
"relatam" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,599 in our Portuguese list, against #18,433 for "regata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "regata" and "relatam". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relatam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regata" and "relatam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs regata". 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 #32,098 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