Which to use
“regale” and “regalen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,912
- “regale” frequency rank
- #36,791
- “regalen” frequency rank
- 65703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regale | regalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de regalar o de regalarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de regalar o de regalarse. |
Where the eye mixes regale and regalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regale runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against regalen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regale with regalen
A purely visual mix-up. regale ([reˈɣ̞ale]) and regalen ([reˈɣ̞alẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “regale” sits inside “regalen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regale is recorded at frequency rank #28,912, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ale]. regalen is at rank #36,791, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞alẽn].
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 65703, this pair ranks #41,866 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regale vs regalen
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "regale": -. Private to "regalen": n.
"regale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "regalen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regale" and "regalen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regale" or "regalen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "regale" and "regalen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regalen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,866 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regale" and "regalen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regalen 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 #41,866 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.