Which to use
“região” and “rego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #289
- “região” frequency rank
- #21,864
- “rego” frequency rank
- 22153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | região | rego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | território, área | sulco que abre o arado |
Where the eye mixes região and rego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. região runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against rego's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between região and rego
A purely visual mix-up. região (/ʁe.ʒi.ˈãw/) and rego (/ˈRe.ɡu/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22153, 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/. rego is at rank #21,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRe.ɡu/.
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 22153, this pair ranks #47,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of região vs rego
Shared letters: egor. Private to "região": iã. Private to "rego": -.
"região" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "rego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rego ← ergo · reggo · reog · rgeo · rrego
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "região" and "rego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "região" vs "rego" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "região" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "região" and "rego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rego 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 #47,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.