regandovsrogadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“regando” and “rogado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,241
“regando” frequency rank
#48,063
“rogado” frequency rank
97304
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regando rogado
Definition Gerundio de regar. Participio de rogar.

Where the eye mixes regando and rogado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
regando
6 ch
rogado

Look-alike desk: regando vs rogado

A purely visual mix-up. regando ([reˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]) and rogado ([roˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regando is recorded at frequency rank #49,241, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. rogado is at rank #48,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈɣ̞að̞o].

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 97304, this pair ranks #186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regando vs rogado

Shared letters: adgor. Private to "regando": en. Private to "rogado": -.

"regando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "rogado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regandoergando · reagndo · regadno · reganddo · reganndo · reganod · reggando · regnado
  • rogadoorgado · rgoado · roagdo · rogaddo · rogaod · rogdao · roggado · rrogado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "regando" for "rogado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o] versus [roˈɣ̞að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "regando" vs "rogado" - which ranks higher?
"rogado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #48,063 in our Spanish list, against #49,241 for "regando". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "regando" and "rogado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rogado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regando" and "rogado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs regando". 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 #186 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list