rigorvsrogoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,784
“rigor” frequency rank
#40,771
“rogo” frequency rank
51555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rigor rogo
Definition rigor pedido

Where the eye mixes rigor and rogo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
rigor
4 ch
rogo

Look-alike desk: rigor vs rogo

A purely visual mix-up. rigor (/ri.ˈgoɾ/) and rogo (/ˈRo.ɡu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rigor is recorded at frequency rank #10,784, classified as anoun, pronounced /ri.ˈgoɾ/. rogo is at rank #40,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRo.ɡu/.

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 51555, this pair ranks #13,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rigor vs rogo

Shared letters: gor. Private to "rigor": i. Private to "rogo": -.

"rigor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rogo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rigorirgor · rgior · riggor · rigorr · rigro · riogr · rrigor
  • rogorgoo · roggo · roog · rrogo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rigor" for "rogo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ri.ˈgoɾ/ versus /ˈRo.ɡu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rigor" or "rogo" show up more?
"rigor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,784 in our Portuguese list, against #40,771 for "rogo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "rigor" and "rogo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rigor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rogo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rigor" and "rogo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rogo". 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 #13,504 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