Which to use
“reger” and “reter” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,457
- “reger” frequency rank
- #14,701
- “reter” frequency rank
- 53158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reger | reter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | governar | não largar da mão |
Where the eye mixes reger and reter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reger and reter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between reger and reter
A purely visual mix-up. reger (/Rɨ.ˈʒeɾ/) and reter (/Rɨ.ˈteɾ/) 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 “reger” becomes t in “reter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reger is recorded at frequency rank #38,457, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈʒeɾ/. reter is at rank #14,701, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈteɾ/.
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 53158, this pair ranks #12,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reger vs reter
Shared letters: er. Private to "reger": g. Private to "reter": t.
"reger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reger" for "reter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reger" vs "reter" - 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 "reger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reger" and "reter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reger vs reles". 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 #12,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.