Which to use
“régua” and “relva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,702
- “régua” frequency rank
- #25,464
- “relva” frequency rank
- 44166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régua | relva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de madeira, plástico ou qualquer outro material sólido com as faces planas e as arestas apropriadas para servirem de guia para se traçar linhas retas | erva rasteira |
Where the eye mixes régua and relva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses régua with relva
A purely visual mix-up. régua (/ˈχɛ.gwə/) and relva (/ˈRɛɫ.vɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régua is recorded at frequency rank #18,702, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈχɛ.gwə/. relva is at rank #25,464, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɛɫ.vɐ/.
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 44166, this pair ranks #21,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régua vs relva
Shared letters: ar. Private to "régua": gué. Private to "relva": elv.
"régua" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "relva" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- relva ← erlva · relav · rellva · relvva · revla · rleva · rrelva
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régua" and "relva" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "régua" vs "relva" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "régua" and "relva" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régua" and "relva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reles vs relva". 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 #21,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.