Which to use
“regado” and “retardo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,894
- “regado” frequency rank
- #35,235
- “retardo” frequency rank
- 85129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regado | retardo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de regar o de regarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de retardar. |
Where the eye mixes regado and retardo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against retardo's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between regado and retardo
A purely visual mix-up. regado ([reˈɣ̞að̞o]) and retardo ([reˈt̪aɾð̞o]) 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 85129, 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]. retardo is at rank #35,235, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪aɾð̞o].
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 85129, this pair ranks #6,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regado vs retardo
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "regado": g. Private to "retardo": t.
"regado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "retardo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regado" and "retardo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "regado" vs "retardo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "retardo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regado" and "retardo" 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 #6,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.