Which to use
“regalan” is a verb and “regalos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,264
- “regalan” frequency rank
- #4,192
- “regalos” frequency rank
- 21456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regalan | regalos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de regalar o de regalarse. | Forma del plural de regalo. |
Where the eye mixes regalan and regalos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regalan and regalos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between regalan and regalos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regalan is [reˈɣ̞alãn] while regalos is [reˈɣ̞alos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regalan is recorded at frequency rank #17,264, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞alãn]. regalos is at rank #4,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞alos].
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 21456, this pair ranks #254,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regalan vs regalos
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "regalan": n. Private to "regalos": os.
"regalan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "regalos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regalan" and "regalos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regalan" or "regalos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regalan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regalos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regalan" and "regalos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regalan vs regulen". 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 #254,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.