Which to use
“região” and “retidão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #289
- “região” frequency rank
- #44,095
- “retidão” frequency rank
- 44384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | região | retidão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | território, área | qualidade do que é reto |
Where the eye mixes região and retidão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. região runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against retidão's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: região vs retidão
A purely visual mix-up. região (/ʁe.ʒi.ˈãw/) and retidão (/Rɛ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/) 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 44384, 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/. retidão is at rank #44,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɛ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/.
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 44384, this pair ranks #21,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of região vs retidão
Shared letters: eiorã. Private to "região": g. Private to "retidão": dt.
"região" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "retidão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "região" for "retidão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "região" or "retidão"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "região" and "retidão" 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 "retidão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "região" and "retidão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resíduo vs retidão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.