Which to use
“regar” and “rotar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,429
- “regar” frequency rank
- #39,443
- “rotar” frequency rank
- 64872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regar | rotar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar el agua a la tierra que cubre las plantas, a los sembradíos y a las plantas mismas. | Dicho de una pieza o un elemento, dar vueltas alrededor de su eje. |
Where the eye mixes regar and rotar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between regar and rotar
A purely visual mix-up. regar ([reˈɣ̞aɾ]) and rotar ([roˈt̪aɾ]) 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 64872, 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]. rotar is at rank #39,443, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈt̪aɾ].
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 64872, this pair ranks #44,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regar vs rotar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "regar": eg. Private to "rotar": ot.
"regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rotar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regar" and "rotar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regar" or "rotar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "regar" and "rotar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rotar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regar" and "rotar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rotar vs rozan". 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 #44,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.