régiavsregimeConfusable pair

Quick tell: régia is a adjective, regime is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“régia” is an adjective and “regime” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,815
“régia” frequency rank
#1,507
“regime” frequency rank
27322
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régia regime
Definition feminino de régio modo de governar ou governar-se

Letter map: régia vs regime

Shared letters muted; letters that set régia and regime apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. régia runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against regime's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
régia
6 ch
regime

Role in the sentence - régia and regime

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: régia is anadjective and regimeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

régia is recorded at frequency rank #25,815, classified as anadj. regime is at rank #1,507, tagged as anoun.

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 27322, this pair ranks #41,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of régia vs regime

Shared letters: gir. Private to "régia": aé. Private to "regime": em.

"régia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "regime" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regime ← ergime · reggime · regiem · regimme · regmie · reigme · rgeime · rregime

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "régia" and "regime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "régia" is an adjective and "regime" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "régia" or "regime" show up more?
"regime" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,507 in our Portuguese list, against #25,815 for "régia". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "régia" and "regime".

  • Full dictionary entry for "régia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régia" and "regime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régia vs revi". 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 #41,678 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