Which to use
“regalada” and “reguladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,425
- “regalada” frequency rank
- #30,642
- “reguladas” frequency rank
- 70067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regalada | reguladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de regalado, participio de regalar o de regalarse. | Forma del femenino plural de regulado, participio de regular. |
Where the eye mixes regalada and reguladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regalada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against reguladas's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regalada vs reguladas
A purely visual mix-up. regalada ([reɣ̞aˈlað̞a]) and reguladas ([reɣ̞uˈlað̞as]) 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 70067, 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]. reguladas is at rank #30,642, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reɣ̞uˈlað̞as].
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 70067, this pair ranks #30,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regalada vs reguladas
Shared letters: adeglr. Private to "regalada": -. Private to "reguladas": su.
"regalada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "reguladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regalada" for "reguladas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regalada" or "reguladas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "regalada" and "reguladas" 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 "reguladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regalada" and "reguladas" 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 #30,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.