Which to use
“recayó” is a verb and “regazo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,838
- “recayó” frequency rank
- #24,625
- “regazo” frequency rank
- 57463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recayó | regazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recaer. | Cavidad que forma, entre la cintura y las rodillas, la falda de una persona sentada. |
Where the eye mixes recayó and regazo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. recayó (CVCVVV) and regazo (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recayó vs regazo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recayó is [rekaˈʝo] while regazo is [reˈɣ̞aso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recayó is recorded at frequency rank #32,838, classified as averb, pronounced [rekaˈʝo]. regazo is at rank #24,625, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞aso].
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 57463, this pair ranks #70,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recayó vs regazo
Shared letters: aer. Private to "recayó": cyó. Private to "regazo": goz.
"recayó" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "regazo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regazo ← ergazo · reagzo · regaoz · regazzo · reggazo · regzao · rgeazo · rregazo
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recayó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regazo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recayó" and "regazo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recayó vs regado". 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 #70,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.