registadovsregistoConfusable pair

Quick tell: registado is a adjective, registo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“registado” is an adjective and “registo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,602
“registado” frequency rank
#5,248
“registo” frequency rank
18850
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature registado registo
Definition que se registou ato ou efeito de registar (registrar)

Letter map: registado vs registo

Shared letters muted; letters that set registado and registo apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. registado runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against registo's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
registado
7 ch
registo

Grammar separator: registado vs registo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: registado is anadjective and registoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

registado is recorded at frequency rank #13,602, classified as anadj. 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 18850, this pair ranks #52,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of registado vs registo

Shared letters: egiorst. Private to "registado": ad. Private to "registo": -.

"registado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "registo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • registado ← ergistado · reggistado · regisatdo · regisstado · registaddo · registaod · registdao · registtado
  • registo ← ergisto · reggisto · regisot · regissto · registto · regitso · regsito · reigsto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "registado" and "registo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "registado" is an adjective and "registo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "registado" or "registo"?
"registo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,248 in our Portuguese list, against #13,602 for "registado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "registado" vs "registo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "registado" 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 #52,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "registado" and "registo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Register vs registo". 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 #52,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list