Which to use
“região” and “régua” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #289
- “região” frequency rank
- #18,702
- “régua” frequency rank
- 18991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | região | régua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | território, área | 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 |
Where the eye mixes região and régua
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. região runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against régua's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between região and régua
A purely visual mix-up. região (/ʁe.ʒi.ˈãw/) and régua (/ˈχɛ.gwə/) 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 18991, 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/. 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 18991, this pair ranks #51,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of região vs régua
Shared letters: gr. Private to "região": eioã. Private to "régua": aué.
"região" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "régua" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "região" and "régua" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "região" vs "régua" - 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 "régua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "região" and "régua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reger vs régua". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.