Which to use
“regalada” and “regulada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,425
- “regalada” frequency rank
- #19,866
- “regulada” frequency rank
- 59291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regalada | regulada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de regalado, participio de regalar o de regalarse. | Forma del femenino de regulado, participio de regular. |
Where the eye mixes regalada and regulada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regalada and regulada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regalada with regulada
A purely visual mix-up. regalada ([reɣ̞aˈlað̞a]) and regulada ([reɣ̞uˈlað̞a]) 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 a single letter - a in “regalada” becomes u in “regulada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59291, 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]. regulada is at rank #19,866, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reɣ̞uˈlað̞a].
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 59291, this pair ranks #63,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regalada vs regulada
Shared letters: adeglr. Private to "regalada": -. Private to "regulada": u.
"regalada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "regulada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regalada" for "regulada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regalada" vs "regulada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regalada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regulada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regalada" and "regulada" 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 #63,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.