Which to use
“régia” is an adjective and “régua” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,815
- “régia” frequency rank
- #18,702
- “régua” frequency rank
- 44517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régia | régua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de régio | 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: régia vs régua
Shared letters muted; letters that set régia and régua apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. régia and régua follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for régia / régua
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: régia is anadjective and réguaanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “régia” becomes u in “régua”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régia is recorded at frequency rank #25,815, classified as anadj. 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 44517, this pair ranks #20,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régia vs régua
Shared letters: agré. Private to "régia": i. Private to "régua": u.
"régia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "régua" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régia" and "régua" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "régia" vs "régua" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "régia" and "régua".
- Full dictionary entry for "régia" 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 #20,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régia" and "régua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régia vs revi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.