Which to use
“regado” is a verb and “regalo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,894
- “regado” frequency rank
- #1,878
- “regalo” frequency rank
- 51772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regado | regalo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de regar o de regarse. | Cosa que se da de forma voluntaria y gratuita. |
Where the eye mixes regado and regalo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regado and regalo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regado with regalo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regado is [reˈɣ̞að̞o] while regalo is [reˈɣ̞alo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “regado” becomes l in “regalo”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regado is recorded at frequency rank #49,894, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞að̞o]. regalo is at rank #1,878, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞alo].
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 51772, this pair ranks #96,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regado vs regalo
Shared letters: aegor. Private to "regado": d. Private to "regalo": l.
"regado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "regalo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regado" for "regalo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regado" vs "regalo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "regado" and "regalo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regalo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regado" and "regalo" 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 #96,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.