Which to use
“regar” and “regir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,429
- “regar” frequency rank
- #28,913
- “regir” frequency rank
- 54342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regar | regir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar el agua a la tierra que cubre las plantas, a los sembradíos y a las plantas mismas. | Gobernar, ejercer el poder de mando de un lugar u organización. |
Where the eye mixes regar and regir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regar and regir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between regar and regir
A purely visual mix-up. regar ([reˈɣ̞aɾ]) and regir ([reˈxiɾ]) 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 “regar” becomes i in “regir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regar is recorded at frequency rank #25,429, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞aɾ]. regir is at rank #28,913, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈxiɾ].
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 54342, this pair ranks #83,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regar vs regir
Shared letters: egr. Private to "regar": a. Private to "regir": i.
"regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "regir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regar" and "regir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regar" vs "regir" - 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 "regar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regar" and "regir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regir vs rugir". 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 #83,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.