regulaba

[reɣ̞uˈlaβ̞a]

/[reɣ̞uˈlaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“regulaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,466 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,466
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de regular.

Corpus desk

Index ES-regulaba · regulaba · Spanish

regulaba · rank #66,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,466
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH regañado

Nearest frequency peer: regañado (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “regulaba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “regulaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for regulaba
PropertyValue
Headwordregulaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reɣ̞uˈlaβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “regulaba” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).regulabacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “regañado” (#66,465), “refuerce” (#66,464), “reencuentros” (#66,463). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “regulaba” va en #66,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regulaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,466 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [reɣ̞uˈlaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

regulaba has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is regulaba, spelled R-E-G-U-L-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de regular.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de regular.

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 "regulaba"?
"regulaba" is spelled R-E-G-U-L-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reɣ̞uˈlaβ̞a].
What does "regulaba" mean?
As a verb, "regulaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de regular.
How do you pronounce "regulaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regulaba" is [reɣ̞uˈlaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regulaba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list