Which to use
“regular” and “rotular” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,285
- “regular” frequency rank
- #34,452
- “rotular” frequency rank
- 37737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regular | rotular |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que ocorre em intervalos igualmente espaçados de tempo ou espaço | relativo à rótula (osso) |
Where the eye mixes regular and rotular
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between regular and rotular
A purely visual mix-up. regular (/Rɨ.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/) and rotular (/Ru.tu.ˈlaɾ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37737, 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/. rotular is at rank #34,452, tagged as anadj, pronounced /Ru.tu.ˈlaɾ/.
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 37737, this pair ranks #28,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regular vs rotular
Shared letters: alru. Private to "regular": eg. Private to "rotular": ot.
"regular" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "rotular" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regular" for "rotular" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regular" vs "rotular" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "rotular" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regular" and "rotular" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rotular vs rótulo". 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 #28,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.