Regulus
[reˈɣ̞ulus]
The verdict
“Regulus” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre latino de la estrella Régulo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-regulus · Regulus · Spanish
Regulus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Regulus |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [reˈɣ̞ulus] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Regulus” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Regulus is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [reˈɣ̞ulus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Regulus has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Regulus, spelled R-E-G-U-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1Nombre latino de la estrella Régulo.
- 2Género taxonómico incluido en la familia de los regúlidos (Regulidae) que comprende diversas especies de reyezuelos.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.