Which to use
“reggae” and “régua” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,567
- “reggae” frequency rank
- #18,702
- “régua” frequency rank
- 28269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reggae | régua |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | instrumento de madeira, plástico ou qualquer outro material sólido com as faces planas e as arestas apropriadas para servirem de guia para se traçar linhas retas |
Letter map: reggae vs régua
Shared letters muted; letters that set reggae and régua apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - reggae / régua
reggae and régua 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 28269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reggae is recorded at frequency rank #9,567, classified as anoun. régua is at rank #18,702, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈχɛ.gwə/.
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 28269, this pair ranks #40,557 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reggae vs régua
Shared letters: agr. Private to "reggae": e. Private to "régua": ué.
"reggae" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "régua" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reggae ← erggae · regae · regage · reggea · rgegae · rreggae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reggae" for "régua" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reggae" vs "régua" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "reggae" vs "régua" 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 "régua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,557 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reggae" and "régua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reger vs régua". 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 #40,557 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.