Which to use
“regado” is a verb and “renegado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,894
- “regado” frequency rank
- #37,289
- “renegado” frequency rank
- 87183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regado | renegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de regar o de regarse. | Que voluntariamente abandona, abjura o reniega de su causa, fe, creencias, ideales, religión, etc. |
Where the eye mixes regado and renegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses regado with renegado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regado is [reˈɣ̞að̞o] while renegado is [reneˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87183, 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]. renegado is at rank #37,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reneˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 87183, this pair ranks #4,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regado vs renegado
Shared letters: adegor. Private to "regado": -. Private to "renegado": n.
"regado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "renegado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regado" and "renegado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regado" or "renegado" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regado" and "renegado" 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 #4,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.