regular

[reɣ̞uˈlaɾ]

/[reɣ̞uˈlaɾ]/ adj

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The verdict

“regular” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,633
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ajustado y conforme a regla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-regular · regular · Spanish

regular · rank #2,633 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,633
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Regla

Nearest frequency peer: Regla (-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 “regular”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “regular” 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).

regular vs revelar
71% similar
regular vs regulen
71% similar
regular vs resultar
75% similar

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

Key facts for regular
PropertyValue
Headwordregular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[reɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,633
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “regular”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).regularcae 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 “Regla” (#2,632), “renta” (#2,634), “profundo” (#2,631). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “regular” va en #2,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around regular (IPA [reɣ̞uˈlaɾ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,633 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for regular, with forms such as "ergular", "reggular", and "regluar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "revelar", "regulen", "resultar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is regular, spelled R-E-G-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ajustado y conforme a regla.
  2. 2
    Ajustado, medido, arreglado en las acciones y modos de vivir.
  3. 3
    Mediano.
  4. 4
    Dicho de alguien o de algo: Que vive bajo una regla o instituto religioso, y a lo que pertenece a su estado.
  5. 5
    Dicho de un polígono: Que tiene lados y ángulos iguales entre sí; asimismo del poliedro, cuyas caras y ángulos sólidos son también iguales.
  6. 6
    Dicho de una palabra: Que deriva o está formada por otro vocablo, según la regla de formación seguida generalmente por las de su clase.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «El procedimiento fue totalmente regular».
  2. «Le sirve una cantidad regular de comida».

Synonyms

mesuradometódicoordenado

Antonyms

irregular

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergular
  • reggular
  • regluar
  • regualr
  • regularr
  • regullar
  • regulra
  • reuglar
  • rgeular
  • rregular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regular - 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.

ergular2reggular1regluar2regualr2regularr1regullar1regulra2reuglar2
Edit distance from "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 "regular"?
"regular" is spelled R-E-G-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [reɣ̞uˈlaɾ].
What does "regular" mean?
As an adjective, "regular" means: Ajustado y conforme a regla.
What words are commonly confused with "regular"?
"regular" is commonly confused with "revelar", "regulen", "resultar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regular" is [reɣ̞uˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regular" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ventaja#2,640pensado#2,625adultos#2,642papeles#2,624

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Morales10 variantscreemos10 variantsinterna10 variantsentidad10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list