Which to use
“regadío” is an adjective and “residió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,813
- “regadío” frequency rank
- #44,980
- “residió” frequency rank
- 74793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regadío | residió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de un campo de cultivo, que puede ser regado. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de residir. |
Where the eye mixes regadío and residió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. regadío and residió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regadío with residió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regadío is [reɣ̞aˈð̞io] while residió is [resiˈð̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74793, 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]. residió is at rank #44,980, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈð̞jo].
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 74793, this pair ranks #20,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regadío vs residió
Shared letters: der. Private to "regadío": agoí. Private to "residió": isó.
"regadío" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "residió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regadío" for "residió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "regadío" or "residió"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "regadío" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "residió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regadío" and "residió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "residían vs residió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.