regar

/[reˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,429

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

regar is aSpanishverb. It means: Llevar el agua a la tierra que cubre las plantas, a los sembradíos y a las plantas mismas. Pronounced [reˈɣ̞aɾ]. Often confused with reír and reza.

Key facts for regar
PropertyValue
Headwordregar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,429
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of regar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for regar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,429 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for regar, with forms such as "ergar", "reagr", and "regarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "reír", "reza", "reja", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is regar, spelled R-E-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar el agua a la tierra que cubre las plantas, a los sembradíos y a las plantas mismas.
  2. 2
    Esparcir agua, u otro líquido, sobre una superficie.
  3. 3
    Irrigar un río o corriente de agua una comarca o región.
  4. 4
    Arrojar numerosos objetos sobre un espacio, terreno o superficie.
  5. 5
    Acompañar una comida con una bebida.
  6. 6
    Humedecer las abejas las celdas de las larvas.
  7. 7
    Hacer que algo sea conocido por gran cantidad de personas.
  8. 8
    Actuar de forma irresponsable.
  9. 9
    Dar golpes a algo o alguien.
  10. 10
    No conseguir su objetivo una persona.
  11. 11
    Hablar o hacer cosas inoportunas.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ergar,reagr,regarr,reggar,regra,rgear,rregar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for regar

Misspelling Variants of "regar"

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Misspelling Variants of "regar"

Frequency rank: #25,429 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regar"?
"regar" is spelled R-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "regar" mean?
As a verb, "regar" means: Llevar el agua a la tierra que cubre las plantas, a los sembradíos y a las plantas mismas.
What words are commonly confused with "regar"?
"regar" is commonly confused with "reír", "reza", "reja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regar" is [reˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regar" come from?
"regar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.