regulated

/ˈɹɛɡjəleɪtɪd/

//ˈɹɛɡjəleɪtɪd// verb

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"regulated" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“regulated” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,384. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,384
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of regulate

Corpus desk

Index EN-regulated · regulated · English

regulated · rank #7,384 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,384
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH refugee

Nearest frequency peer: refugee (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “regulated”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “regulated” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

regulated vs related
78% similar
regulated vs resulted
78% similar
regulated vs regulator
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for regulated
PropertyValue
Headwordregulated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɹɛɡjəleɪtɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,384
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “regulated”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).regulatedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “refugee” (#7,383), “rounded” (#7,385), “referendum” (#7,382). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “regulated” is #7,384. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around regulated (IPA /ˈɹɛɡjəleɪtɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,384 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of regulate".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for regulated, with forms such as "ergulated", "reggulated", and "regluated". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "related", "resulted", "regulator", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is regulated, spelled R-E-G-U-L-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of regulate

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergulated
  • reggulated
  • regluated
  • regualted
  • regulaetd
  • regulatde
  • regulatedd
  • regulatted
  • regullated
  • regultaed
  • reuglated
  • rgeulated
  • rregulated

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regulated - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ergulated2reggulated1regluated2regualted2regulaetd2regulatde2regulatedd1regulatted1
Edit distance from "regulated"

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 "regulated"?
"regulated" is spelled R-E-G-U-L-A-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛɡjəleɪtɪd/.
What does "regulated" mean?
As a verb, "regulated" means: simple past and past participle of regulate
What words are commonly confused with "regulated"?
"regulated" is commonly confused with "related", "resulted", "regulator". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regulated"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regulated" is /ˈɹɛɡjəleɪtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regulated" come from?
"regulated" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list