redadavsregidaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,203
“redada” frequency rank
#42,120
“regida” frequency rank
65323
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redada regida
Definition Forma del femenino de redado, participio de redar. Forma del femenino de regido, participio de regir.

Where the eye mixes redada and regida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
redada
6 ch
regida

Look-alike desk: redada vs regida

A purely visual mix-up. redada ([reˈð̞að̞a]) and regida ([reˈxið̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redada is recorded at frequency rank #23,203, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈð̞að̞a]. regida is at rank #42,120, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈxið̞a].

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 65323, this pair ranks #42,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of redada vs regida

Shared letters: ader. Private to "redada": -. Private to "regida": gi.

"redada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "regida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redadaerdada · rdeada · readda · redaad · redadda · reddaa · reddada · rredada
  • regidaergida · regdia · reggida · regiad · regidda · reigda · rgeida · rregida

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "redada" and "regida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈð̞að̞a] versus [reˈxið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "redada" vs "regida" - which ranks higher?
"redada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,203 in our Spanish list, against #42,120 for "regida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "redada" and "regida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "redada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redada" and "regida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs regida". 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 #42,992 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