Which to use
“regata” and “resgate” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,433
- “regata” frequency rank
- #3,286
- “resgate” frequency rank
- 21719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regata | resgate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | corrida de embarcações à porfia | ato ou efeito de resgatar |
Where the eye mixes regata and resgate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses regata with resgate
A purely visual mix-up. regata (/Rɨ.ˈɡa.tɐ/) and resgate (/Rɨʒ.ˈɡa.tɨ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21719, 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/. resgate is at rank #3,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨʒ.ˈɡa.tɨ/.
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 21719, this pair ranks #48,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regata vs resgate
Shared letters: aegrt. Private to "regata": -. Private to "resgate": s.
"regata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "resgate" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regata" for "resgate" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regata" vs "resgate" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "regata" and "resgate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resgate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regata" and "resgate" 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 #48,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.