regulamentovsregularmenteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: regulamento is a noun, regularmente is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“regulamento” is a noun and “regularmente” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,111
“regulamento” frequency rank
#5,141
“regularmente” frequency rank
11252
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regulamento regularmente
Definition estatuto de modo regular

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regulamento and regularmente apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
regulamento
12 ch
regularmente

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regulamento is /Rɨ.ɡu.lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/ while regularmente is /Rɨ.ɡu.laɾ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regulamento is recorded at frequency rank #6,111, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ɡu.lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. regularmente is at rank #5,141, tagged as anadv, pronounced /Rɨ.ɡu.laɾ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/.

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 11252, this pair ranks #61,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of regulamento vs regularmente

Shared letters: aeglmnrtu. Private to "regulamento": o. Private to "regularmente": -.

"regulamento" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCV  ·  "regularmente" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regulamentoergulamento · reggulamento · regluamento · regualmento · regulaemnto · regulamennto · regulamenot · regulamentto
  • regularmenteergularmente · reggularmente · regluarmente · regualrmente · regulamrente · regularemnte · regularmenet · regularmennte

Frequency comparison

regulamento#6,111
regularmente#5,141

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regulamento" and "regularmente" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "regulamento" is a noun and "regularmente" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "regulamento" or "regularmente"?
"regularmente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,141 in our Portuguese list, against #6,111 for "regulamento". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering regulamento vs regularmente

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “regulamento”; for an adverb, it's “regularmente”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “regulamento” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list