regañina

[reɣ̞aˈɲina]

/[reɣ̞aˈɲina]/ noun

The verdict

“regañina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lo mismo que amonestación o regaño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-reganina · regañina · Spanish

regañina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for regañina
PropertyValue
Headwordregañina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reɣ̞aˈɲina]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “regañina” en español

regañinaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regañina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [reɣ̞aˈɲina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lo mismo que amonestación o regaño.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for regañina, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is regañina, spelled R-E-G-A-Ñ-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lo mismo que amonestación o regaño.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regañina"?
"regañina" is spelled R-E-G-A-Ñ-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reɣ̞aˈɲina].
What does "regañina" mean?
As a noun, "regañina" means: Lo mismo que amonestación o regaño.
How do you pronounce "regañina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regañina" is [reɣ̞aˈɲina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regañina" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list