Which to use
“regalen” and “regulan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,791
- “regalen” frequency rank
- #15,950
- “regulan” frequency rank
- 52741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regalen | regulan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de regalar o de regalarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de regular. |
Where the eye mixes regalen and regulan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regalen and regulan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between regalen and regulan
A purely visual mix-up. regalen ([reˈɣ̞alẽn]) and regulan ([reˈɣ̞ulãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regalen is recorded at frequency rank #36,791, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞alẽn]. regulan is at rank #15,950, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ulãn].
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 52741, this pair ranks #91,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regalen vs regulan
Shared letters: aeglnr. Private to "regalen": -. Private to "regulan": u.
"regalen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "regulan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regalen" for "regulan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regalen" vs "regulan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regalen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regulan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regalen" and "regulan" 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 #91,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.