Which to use
“reggae” and “regra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,567
- “reggae” frequency rank
- #2,594
- “regra” frequency rank
- 12161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reggae | regra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estilo de música popular jamaicana surgido na década de 1960 que mistura blues, calipso e roquenrol, caracterizado por um ritmo sincopado forte e letras de protesto social | preceito, norma ou lei |
Letter map: reggae vs regra
Shared letters muted; letters that set reggae and regra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - reggae / regra
reggae and regra are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reggae is recorded at frequency rank #9,567, classified as anoun. regra is at rank #2,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɛ.ɡɾɐ/.
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 12161, this pair ranks #60,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reggae vs regra
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "reggae": -. Private to "regra": -.
"reggae" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "regra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reggae" and "regra" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reggae" vs "regra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "reggae" vs "regra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "reggae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reggae" and "regra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reger vs regra". 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 #60,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.