recaudóvsregadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“recaudó” and “regado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,807
“recaudó” frequency rank
#49,894
“regado” frequency rank
83701
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recaudó regado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recaudar. Participio de regar o de regarse.

Where the eye mixes recaudó and regado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recaudó runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against regado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
recaudó
6 ch
regado

Look-alike desk: recaudó vs regado

A purely visual mix-up. recaudó ([rekawˈð̞o]) and regado ([reˈɣ̞að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recaudó is recorded at frequency rank #33,807, classified as averb, pronounced [rekawˈð̞o]. regado is at rank #49,894, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞að̞o].

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 83701, this pair ranks #7,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recaudó vs regado

Shared letters: ader. Private to "recaudó": cuó. Private to "regado": go.

"recaudó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "regado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regado ← ergado · reagdo · regaddo · regaod · regdao · reggado · rgeado · rregado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recaudó" and "regado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rekawˈð̞o] versus [reˈɣ̞að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recaudó" or "regado" show up more?
"recaudó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,807 in our Spanish list, against #49,894 for "regado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "recaudó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recaudó" and "regado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs rentado". 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 #7,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list