Which to use
“rebajado” is a verb and “Regalado” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,371
- “rebajado” frequency rank
- #12,695
- “Regalado” frequency rank
- 45066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebajado | Regalado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de rebajar. | Apellido |
Where the eye mixes rebajado and Regalado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rebajado and Regalado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rebajado and Regalado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rebajado is [reβ̞aˈxað̞o] while Regalado is [reɣ̞aˈlað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rebajado is recorded at frequency rank #32,371, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞aˈxað̞o]. Regalado is at rank #12,695, tagged as aname, pronounced [reɣ̞aˈlað̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45066, this pair ranks #133,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rebajado vs Regalado
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "rebajado": bj. Private to "Regalado": gl.
"rebajado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "Regalado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rebajado" for "Regalado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rebajado" vs "Regalado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebajado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Regalado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebajado" and "Regalado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebajado vs rematado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #133,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.