Which to use
“regale” is a verb and “regazo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,912
- “regale” frequency rank
- #24,625
- “regazo” frequency rank
- 53537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regale | regazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de regalar o de regalarse. | Cavidad que forma, entre la cintura y las rodillas, la falda de una persona sentada. |
Where the eye mixes regale and regazo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regale and regazo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regale vs regazo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regale is [reˈɣ̞ale] while regazo is [reˈɣ̞aso]. 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 53537, 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]. regazo is at rank #24,625, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞aso].
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 53537, this pair ranks #87,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regale vs regazo
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "regale": l. Private to "regazo": oz.
"regale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "regazo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regale" for "regazo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regale" vs "regazo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regazo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regale" and "regazo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regale vs relaje". 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 #87,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.