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 eye mixes regado and regalos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against regalos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regado with regalos
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regado" and "regalos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regado" vs "regalos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "regado" and "regalos" 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 "regalos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regado" and "regalos" 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 #84,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.