regla
Spanish, noun
regla is spelled R-E-G-L-A (5 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,605th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Regla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “rule (regulation, norm)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of reglar. With an accent, reglá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of reglar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Norma a la que debe ajustarse la conducta humana, en la práctica de la vida, el ejercicio de una ciencia…”.
What does regla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerule (regulation, norm)
- 2
feminineruler (measuring stick)
- 3
colloquialfemininemenstruation, period
Tiene la regla.
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of reglar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Norma a la que debe ajustarse la conducta humana, en la práctica de la vida, el ejercicio de una ciencia, arte, oficio, etc. 2. Listón largo y delgado para trazar líneas rectas. 3. Periodo durante el cual la hembra humana y de otras especies, elimina el óvulo no fecundado con un flujo que contiene sangre.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of regla
- reglas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to regla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is regla in Spanish?
regla appears 32 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).