regañado

[reɣ̞aˈɲað̞o]

/[reɣ̞aˈɲað̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“regañado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,465 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,465
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pan que se abre por el calor de la cocción o por una incisión o corte antes de llevar al horno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-reganado · regañado · Spanish

regañado · rank #66,465 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,465
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH refuerce

Nearest frequency peer: refuerce (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “regañado”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “regañado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for regañado
PropertyValue
Headwordregañado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reɣ̞aˈɲað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,465
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “regañado” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).regañadocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “refuerce” (#66,464), “regulaba” (#66,466), “reencuentros” (#66,463). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “regañado” va en #66,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regañado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,465 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [reɣ̞aˈɲað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for regañado in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is regañado, spelled R-E-G-A-Ñ-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pan que se abre por el calor de la cocción o por una incisión o corte antes de llevar al horno.
  2. 2
    Tipo de torta plana, similar a la pizza, que suele cubrirse de pescado o jamón y contener pimiento rojo.
  3. 3
    Expresión, con gestos y/o palabras, de enfado, disgusto o desaprobación; Acción o efecto de regañar.

Synonyms

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regañado"?
"regañado" is spelled R-E-G-A-Ñ-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reɣ̞aˈɲað̞o].
What does "regañado" mean?
As a noun, "regañado" means: Pan que se abre por el calor de la cocción o por una incisión o corte antes de llevar al horno.
How do you pronounce "regañado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regañado" is [reɣ̞aˈɲað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list