regadovsregalosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: regado is a verb, regalos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“regado” is a verb and “regalos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,894
“regado” frequency rank
#4,192
“regalos” frequency rank
54086
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regado regalos
Definition Participio de regar o de regarse. Forma del plural de regalo.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regado and regalos apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
regado
7 ch
regalos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regado is [reˈɣ̞að̞o] while regalos is [reˈɣ̞alos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54086, 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]. regalos is at rank #4,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞alos].

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 54086, this pair ranks #84,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regado vs regalos

Shared letters: aegor. Private to "regado": d. Private to "regalos": ls.

"regado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "regalos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regadoergado · reagdo · regaddo · regaod · regdao · reggado · rgeado · rregado
  • regalosergalos · reaglos · regallos · regaloss · regalso · regaols · reggalos · reglaos

Frequency comparison

regado#49,894
regalos#4,192

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regado" and "regalos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "regado" is a verb and "regalos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "regado" or "regalos"?
"regalos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,192 in our Spanish list, against #49,894 for "regado". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering regado vs regalos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “regado”; for a noun, it's “regalos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “regado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list