Which to use
“registar” and “registrar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,154
- “registar” frequency rank
- #5,787
- “registrar” frequency rank
- 21941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | registar | registrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | anotar fatos por escrito; efetuar lançamentos em livros públicos | anotar fatos por escrito; efetuar lançamentos em livros públicos |
Where the eye mixes registar and registrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. registar runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against registrar's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between registar and registrar
A purely visual mix-up. registar (/Rɨ.ʒiʃ.ˈtaɾ/) and registrar (/xe.ʒis.ˈtɾax/ ou /xe.ʒiʃ.ˈtɾax/) 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 21941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
registar is recorded at frequency rank #16,154, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ʒiʃ.ˈtaɾ/. registrar is at rank #5,787, tagged as averb, pronounced /xe.ʒis.ˈtɾax/ ou /xe.ʒiʃ.ˈtɾax/.
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 21941, this pair ranks #48,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of registar vs registrar
Shared letters: aegirst. Private to "registar": -. Private to "registrar": -.
"registar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "registrar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "registar" and "registrar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "registar" vs "registrar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "registar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "registrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "registar" and "registrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recitar vs registar". 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 #48,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.