Which to use
“regar” and “regirá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,429
- “regar” frequency rank
- #38,931
- “regirá” frequency rank
- 64360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regar | regirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar el agua a la tierra que cubre las plantas, a los sembradíos y a las plantas mismas. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de regir. |
Where the eye mixes regar and regirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against regirá's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regar with regirá
A purely visual mix-up. regar ([reˈɣ̞aɾ]) and regirá ([rexiˈɾa]) 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 64360, 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]. regirá is at rank #38,931, tagged as averb, pronounced [rexiˈɾa].
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 64360, this pair ranks #45,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regar vs regirá
Shared letters: egr. Private to "regar": a. Private to "regirá": iá.
"regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "regirá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regar ← ergar · reagr · regarr · reggar · regra · rgear · rregar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regar" and "regirá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regar" or "regirá" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "regirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regar" and "regirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regirá 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 #45,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.