regencia

[reˈxẽnsja]

/[reˈxẽnsja]/ noun

The verdict

“regencia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,838
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de regir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-regencia · regencia · Spanish

regencia · rank #22,838 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,838
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reducciones

Nearest frequency peer: reducciones (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “regencia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “regencia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

regencia vs renuncia
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for regencia
PropertyValue
Headwordregencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈxẽnsja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,838
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “regencia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).regenciacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “reducciones” (#22,837), “remuneraciones” (#22,840), “recabar” (#22,835). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “regencia” va en #22,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around regencia (IPA [reˈxẽnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,838 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de regir.
  2. 2
    En particular, regencia₁ interina ejercida por un sustituto en caso de estar incapacitado o ausente el soberano.
  3. 3
    Condición de ejercer la regencia₂.
  4. 4
    Duración de una regencia₂.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how regencia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En este año Bernaldo de Senesterra —que era venido de Cerdeña y fue proveído de la regencia de la gobernación del reino de Valencia, después de Aznar Pardo de La Casta, y era muy principal varón— fue enviado al reino de Granada para que se pusiesen en libertad los que estaban cautivos en aquel reino que eran del señorío del rey.
  2. Si aun insistiese diciendo, que en un caso semejante no podría menos la opinión pública de considerar al rey imposibilitado moralmente de ejercer su autoridad con arreglo a un sistema, que trabajaba en destruir, y que declarado así, sería gobernado el reino por una regencia hasta que hubiese seguridad de que vuelto en su juicio.

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.

ergencia2reegncia2regecnia2regencai2regenccia1regenica2regenncia1regensia1
Edit distance from "regencia"

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 "regencia"?
"regencia" is spelled R-E-G-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈxẽnsja].
What does "regencia" mean?
As a noun, "regencia" means: Acción o efecto de regir.
What words are commonly confused with "regencia"?
"regencia" is commonly confused with "renuncia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regencia" is [reˈxẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regencia" come from?
"regencia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list