Which to use
“regular” is an adjective and “resultar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,285
- “regular” frequency rank
- #6,810
- “resultar” frequency rank
- 10095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regular | resultar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que ocorre em intervalos igualmente espaçados de tempo ou espaço | redundar |
Where the eye mixes regular and resultar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: regular vs resultar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regular is /Rɨ.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/ while resultar is /Rɨ.zuɫ.ˈtaɾ/. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regular is recorded at frequency rank #3,285, classified as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/. resultar is at rank #6,810, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.zuɫ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 10095, this pair ranks #63,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regular vs resultar
Shared letters: aelru. Private to "regular": g. Private to "resultar": st.
"regular" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "resultar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regular" and "resultar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regular" or "resultar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regular" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regular" and "resultar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebolar vs regular". 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 #63,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.