Which to use
“regadío” is an adjective and “regazo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,813
- “regadío” frequency rank
- #24,625
- “regazo” frequency rank
- 54438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regadío | regazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de un campo de cultivo, que puede ser regado. | Cavidad que forma, entre la cintura y las rodillas, la falda de una persona sentada. |
Where the eye mixes regadío and regazo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regadío runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against regazo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between regadío and regazo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regadío is [reɣ̞aˈð̞io] while regazo is [reˈɣ̞aso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regadío is recorded at frequency rank #29,813, classified as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞aˈð̞io]. 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 54438, this pair ranks #83,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regadío vs regazo
Shared letters: aegor. Private to "regadío": dí. Private to "regazo": z.
"regadío" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "regazo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regazo ← ergazo · reagzo · regaoz · regazzo · reggazo · regzao · rgeazo · rregazo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regadío" and "regazo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regadío" vs "regazo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "regadío" and "regazo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regadío" 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 #83,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regadío" and "regazo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regadío 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 #83,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.