regula

noun

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"regula" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“regula” is uncommon English (frequency #72,706 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,706
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A book of rules for a religious establishment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-regula · regula · English

regula · rank #72,706 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,706
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH repackaging

Nearest frequency peer: repackaging (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “regula”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “regula” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for regula
PropertyValue
Headwordregula
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,706
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “regula” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).regulafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “repackaging” (#72,708), “repetitious” (#72,709), “rectilinear” (#72,701). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “regula” is #72,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regula is uncommon English at frequency #72,706 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for regula, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin rēgula (“rule”). Doublet of rail, regal, rigol, and rule. The correct English form is regula, spelled R-E-G-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A book of rules for a religious establishment.
  2. 2
    One of the bands under a Doric triglyph or between the canals of the triglyphs.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēgula (“rule”). Doublet of rail, regal, rigol, and rule.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regula"?
"regula" is spelled R-E-G-U-L-A.
What does "regula" mean?
As a noun, "regula" means: A book of rules for a religious establishment.
What is the origin of the word "regula"?
Learned borrowing from Latin rēgula (“rule”). Doublet of rail, regal, rigol, and rule. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "regula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

respec#72,711rappel#72,695ramrod#72,694rakyat#72,692

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list