Which to use
“regalen” and “regulen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,791
- “regalen” frequency rank
- #47,375
- “regulen” frequency rank
- 84166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regalen | regulen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 subjuntivo de regular. |
Where the eye mixes regalen and regulen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regalen and regulen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regalen vs regulen
A purely visual mix-up. regalen ([reˈɣ̞alẽn]) and regulen ([reˈɣ̞ulẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “regalen” becomes u in “regulen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84166, 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]. regulen is at rank #47,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ulẽn].
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 84166, this pair ranks #7,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regalen vs regulen
Shared letters: eglnr. Private to "regalen": a. Private to "regulen": u.
"regalen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "regulen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "regalen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regulen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regalen" and "regulen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regale 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 #7,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.