Which to use
“regado” and “reído” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,894
- “regado” frequency rank
- #26,993
- “reído” frequency rank
- 76887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regado | reído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de regar o de regarse. | Participio de reír o de reírse. |
Where the eye mixes regado and reído
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reído's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regado vs reído
A purely visual mix-up. regado ([reˈɣ̞að̞o]) and reído ([reˈið̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76887, 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]. reído is at rank #26,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈið̞o].
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 76887, this pair ranks #16,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regado vs reído
Shared letters: deor. Private to "regado": ag. Private to "reído": í.
"regado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regado ← ergado · reagdo · regaddo · regaod · regdao · reggado · rgeado · rregado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regado" and "reído" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regado" or "reído" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "regado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regado" and "reído" 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 #16,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.