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regular

Spanish, verb/reɡuˈlaɾ/

regular is spelled R-E-G-U-L-A-R (7 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,605th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Regular is a Spanish verb meaning “to regulate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Medir, ajustar o computar una cosa por comparación o deducción”.

What does regular mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to regulate

  2. 2

    to control

  3. 3

    to adjust

  4. 4

    to put in order

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculineregular, steady, even

  2. 2

    femininemasculinefair, fairly good, average

  3. 3

    femininemasculinecommon, ordinary, middling, so-so

  4. 4

    femininemasculineregular

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Ajustado y conforme a regla. 2. Ajustado, medido, arreglado en las acciones y modos de vivir. 3. Mediano. 4. Dicho de alguien o de algo: Que vive bajo una regla o instituto religioso, y a lo que pertenece a su estado.

adverb: 1. De modo regular, ni bien ni mal.

verb: 1. Medir, ajustar o computar una cosa por comparación o deducción. 2. Ajustar, reglar o poner en orden alguna cosa.

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 regular

  • regulo first-person present singular
  • regulé first-person preterite singular
  • regulado participle past
  • regulando gerund
  • regulada feminine participle past
  • regulados masculine participle past
  • reguladas feminine participle past
  • regulas indicative informal present
  • regulás indicative informal present
  • regula indicative present singular
  • regulamos first-person indicative plural
  • reguláis indicative plural present
  • regulan indicative plural present
  • regulaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • regulabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • regulábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • regulabais imperfect indicative plural
  • regulaban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce regular?

  • /reɡuˈlaɾ/
  • [re.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
  • [reɣ̞uˈlaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to regular

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is regular in Spanish?

regular 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).

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