Which to use
“regalar” and “regar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,191
- “regalar” frequency rank
- #25,429
- “regar” frequency rank
- 34620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regalar | regar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ceder un bien material sin recibir a cambio un pago, a menudo para agradar a quien lo recibe. | Llevar el agua a la tierra que cubre las plantas, a los sembradíos y a las plantas mismas. |
Where the eye mixes regalar and regar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: regalar vs regar
A purely visual mix-up. regalar ([reɣ̞aˈlaɾ]) and regar ([reˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regalar is recorded at frequency rank #9,191, classified as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞aˈlaɾ]. regar is at rank #25,429, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 34620, this pair ranks #190,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regalar vs regar
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "regalar": l. Private to "regar": -.
"regalar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regalar" and "regar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regalar" or "regar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regalar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regalar" and "regar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs regar". 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 #190,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.