regular
[reɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“regular” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,633 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,633
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ajustado y conforme a regla.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regular |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [reɣ̞uˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,633 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regular” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for regular is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reɣ̞uˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,633 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Ajustado y conforme a regla.
- 2Ajustado, medido, arreglado en las acciones y modos de vivir.
- 3Mediano.
- 4Dicho de alguien o de algo: Que vive bajo una regla o instituto religioso, y a lo que pertenece a su estado.
- 5Dicho de un polígono: Que tiene lados y ángulos iguales entre sí; asimismo del poliedro, cuyas caras y ángulos sólidos son también iguales.
- 6Dicho de una palabra: Que deriva o está formada por otro vocablo, según la regla de formación seguida generalmente por las de su clase.
Antonyms
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.
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.
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Using “regular”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-G-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reɣ̞uˈlaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “revelar” - see the side-by-side comparison. regular vs revelar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.