regencia
[reˈxẽnsja]
The verdict
“regencia” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #22,838 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,838
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de regir.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regencia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reˈxẽnsja] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,838 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regencia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for regencia is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈxẽnsja]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,838 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for regencia, with forms such as "ergencia", "reegncia", and "regecnia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "renuncia", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is regencia, spelled R-E-G-E-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de regir.
- 2En particular, regencia₁ interina ejercida por un sustituto en caso de estar incapacitado o ausente el soberano.
- 3Condición de ejercer la regencia₂.
- 4Duración de una regencia₂.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ergencia,reegncia,regecnia,regencai,regenccia,regenica,regenncia,regensia,reggencia,regnecia,rgeencia,rregencia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regencia - 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.
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 “regencia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-G-E-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈxẽnsja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “renuncia” - see the side-by-side comparison. regencia vs renuncia
- 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.