régulo
Spanish, noun
régulo is spelled R-É-G-U-L-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 71,694th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Régulo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “small-time king; kinglet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, regulo is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of regular”. With an accent, reguló is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of regular”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dominante o señor de un estado pequeño”.
What does régulo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmall-time king; kinglet
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of regular
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of regular
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dominante o señor de un estado pequeño. 2. Basilisco (criatura mítica). 3. Reyezuelo (pájaro europeo). 4. Parte más pura de los minerales después de separadas las impuras.
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 régulo
- régulos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to régulo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is régulo in Spanish?
régulo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).