Régulo

[ˈreɣ̞ulo]

/[ˈreɣ̞ulo]/ name

The verdict

“Régulo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,223 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,223
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estrella principal de la constelación de Leo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-regulo · Régulo · Spanish

Régulo · rank #87,223 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,223
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH saciado

Nearest frequency peer: saciado (+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 “Régulo”

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 “Régulo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Régulo
PropertyValue
HeadwordRégulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈreɣ̞ulo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,223
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Régulo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Régulocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “saciado” (#87,224), “sacábamos” (#87,225), “rubricado” (#87,220). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “Régulo” va en #87,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Régulo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,223 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈreɣ̞ulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Estrella principal de la constelación de Leo.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Régulo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Régulo, spelled R-É-G-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estrella principal de la constelación de Leo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Régulo"?
"Régulo" is spelled R-É-G-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈreɣ̞ulo].
What does "Régulo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Régulo" means: Estrella principal de la constelación de Leo.
How do you pronounce "Régulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Régulo" is [ˈreɣ̞ulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Régulo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list