régia vs regime, What's the Difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set régia and regime apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

régia

6 ch

regime

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

régia#25,815

regime#1,507

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "régia" and "regime" be used interchangeably?

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.

Which is more common, "régia" or "regime"?

"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.

Remembering régia vs regime

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “régia”; for a noun, it's “regime”.
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