Which to use
“registo” and “registre” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,248
- “registo” frequency rank
- #23,482
- “registre” frequency rank
- 28730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | registo | registre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de registar (registrar) | registro |
Where the eye mixes registo and registre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. registo runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against registre's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses registo with registre
A purely visual mix-up. registo (/Rɨ.ˈʒiʃ.tu/) and registre (/ʁə.ʒistʁ/) 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 28730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
registo is recorded at frequency rank #5,248, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈʒiʃ.tu/. registre is at rank #23,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʁə.ʒistʁ/.
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 28730, this pair ranks #40,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of registo vs registre
Shared letters: egirst. Private to "registo": o. Private to "registre": -.
"registo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "registre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "registo" and "registre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "registo" or "registre"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "registo" and "registre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "registo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "registre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "registo" and "registre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Register vs registre". 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 #40,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.