Which to use
“região” and “registo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #289
- “região” frequency rank
- #5,248
- “registo” frequency rank
- 5537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | região | registo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | território, área | ato ou efeito de registar (registrar) |
Where the eye mixes região and registo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. região runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against registo's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: região vs registo
A purely visual mix-up. região (/ʁe.ʒi.ˈãw/) and registo (/Rɨ.ˈʒiʃ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
região is recorded at frequency rank #289, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʁe.ʒi.ˈãw/. registo is at rank #5,248, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈʒiʃ.tu/.
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 5537, this pair ranks #69,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of região vs registo
Shared letters: egior. Private to "região": ã. Private to "registo": st.
"região" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "registo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- registo ← ergisto · reggisto · regisot · regissto · registto · regitso · regsito · reigsto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "região" for "registo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "região" or "registo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "região" and "registo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "região" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "registo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "região" and "registo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "região vs retidão". 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 #69,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.