Which to use
“regado” and “reñido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,894
- “regado” frequency rank
- #43,239
- “reñido” frequency rank
- 93133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regado | reñido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de regar o de regarse. | Participio de reñir. |
Where the eye mixes regado and reñido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regado and reñido 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 reñido
A purely visual mix-up. regado ([reˈɣ̞að̞o]) and reñido ([reˈɲið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93133, 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]. reñido is at rank #43,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɲið̞o].
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 93133, this pair ranks #1,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regado vs reñido
Shared letters: deor. Private to "regado": ag. Private to "reñido": iñ.
"regado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reñido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regado ← ergado · reagdo · regaddo · regaod · regdao · reggado · rgeado · rregado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regado" and "reñido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regado" or "reñido" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "regado" and "reñido" 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 "reñido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regado" and "reñido" 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 #1,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.