Which to use
“regalada” is a participle and “regalar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,425
- “regalada” frequency rank
- #9,191
- “regalar” frequency rank
- 48616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regalada | regalar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de regalado, participio de regalar o de regalarse. | Ceder un bien material sin recibir a cambio un pago, a menudo para agradar a quien lo recibe. |
Where the eye mixes regalada and regalar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regalada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against regalar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regalada with regalar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regalada is [reɣ̞aˈlað̞a] while regalar is [reɣ̞aˈlaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regalada is recorded at frequency rank #39,425, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reɣ̞aˈlað̞a]. regalar is at rank #9,191, tagged as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞aˈlaɾ].
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 48616, this pair ranks #113,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regalada vs regalar
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "regalada": d. Private to "regalar": -.
"regalada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "regalar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regalada" for "regalar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regalada" or "regalar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "regalada" and "regalar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regalada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regalar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regalada" and "regalar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regalaba vs regalada". 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 #113,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.