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Which to use

“rego” and “rep” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,864
“rego” frequency rank
#28,006
“rep” frequency rank
49870
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rego rep
Definition sulco que abre o arado gênero musical caracterizado por improvisação rimada, com ritmo sincopado e monólogo ou diálogo

Letter map: rego vs rep

Shared letters muted; letters that set rego and rep apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
rego
3 ch
rep

Corpus notes: rego and rep

rego and rep are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rego is recorded at frequency rank #21,864, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRe.ɡu/. rep is at rank #28,006, tagged as anoun.

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 49870, this pair ranks #15,118 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rego vs rep

Shared letters: er. Private to "rego": go. Private to "rep": p.

"rego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "rep" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regoergo · reggo · reog · rgeo · rrego

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rego" and "rep" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "rego" vs "rep" - which ranks higher?
"rego" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,864 in our Portuguese list, against #28,006 for "rep". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "rego" vs "rep" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rep" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,118 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rego" and "rep" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapa vs rep". 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 #15,118 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