regir

/[reˈxiɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,913

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

regir is aSpanishverb. It means: Gobernar, ejercer el poder de mando de un lugar u organización. Pronounced [reˈxiɾ]. Often confused with rei and reír.

Key facts for regir
PropertyValue
Headwordregir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈxiɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,913
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for regir is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈxiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,913 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for regir, with forms such as "ergir", "reggir", and "regirr". 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, "rei", "reír", "reía", 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 regir, spelled R-E-G-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gobernar, ejercer el poder de mando de un lugar u organización.
  2. 2
    Guiar, llevar o conducir una cosa.
  3. 3
    Tener una palabra bajo su dependencia otra palabra de la oración.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una palabra: Exigir determinadas condiciones, como la necesidad de estar acompañada por determinadas palabras o declinaciones específicas, para que su uso sintáctico sea válido.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ergir,reggir,regirr,regri,reigr,rgeir,rregir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for regir

Misspelling Variants of "regir"

ergir5reggir6regirr6regri5reigr5rgeir5rregir6
Misspelling Variants of "regir"

Frequency rank: #28,913 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regir"?
"regir" is spelled R-E-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈxiɾ].
What does "regir" mean?
As a verb, "regir" means: Gobernar, ejercer el poder de mando de un lugar u organización.
What words are commonly confused with "regir"?
"regir" is commonly confused with "rei", "reír", "reía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regir" is [reˈxiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regir" come from?
"regir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Spanish index:

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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.