regañar
[reɣ̞aˈɲaɾ]
The verdict
“regañar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #61,124 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #61,124
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expresar o advertir con reproches y en tono enojado a alguien que no se aprueba una acción y que debe abstenerse de ejecutarla.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regañar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [reɣ̞aˈɲaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #61,124 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regañar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for regañar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reɣ̞aˈɲaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,124 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for regañar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is regañar, spelled R-E-G-A-Ñ-A-R.
Definition
- 1Expresar o advertir con reproches y en tono enojado a alguien que no se aprueba una acción y que debe abstenerse de ejecutarla.
- 2Mostrar un animal, especialmente un perro, los dientes, indicando rabia o saña, sin ladrar.
- 3Abrirse o henderse la corteza de ciertas frutas, tales como la castaña o la ciruela, cuando están maduras.
- 4Expresar mal humor, quejas, enfado o rabia, verbalmente o a través de gestos.
- 5Intercambiar sentimientos de rechazo u opiniones o pareceres opuestos con palabras o con acciones.
- 6Causar ardor en la mucosa oral una bebida alcohólica de alta graduación, especialmente en personas no habituadas al consumo de alcohol.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “regañar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-G-A-Ñ-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reɣ̞aˈɲaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.