Which to use
“regado” and “regido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,894
- “regado” frequency rank
- #32,844
- “regido” frequency rank
- 82738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regado | regido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de regar o de regarse. | Participio de regir. |
Where the eye mixes regado and regido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regado and regido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regado vs regido
A purely visual mix-up. regado ([reˈɣ̞að̞o]) and regido ([reˈxið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “regado” becomes i in “regido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82738, 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]. regido is at rank #32,844, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈxið̞o].
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 82738, this pair ranks #8,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regado vs regido
Shared letters: degor. Private to "regado": a. Private to "regido": i.
"regado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "regido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regado" and "regido" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regado" or "regido"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regado" and "regido" 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 #8,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.