Which to use
“regar” and “rozar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,429
- “regar” frequency rank
- #39,444
- “rozar” frequency rank
- 64873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regar | rozar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar el agua a la tierra que cubre las plantas, a los sembradíos y a las plantas mismas. | Apenas tocar en movimiento un borde de un cuerpo físico a otro. |
Where the eye mixes regar and rozar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. regar and rozar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regar with rozar
A purely visual mix-up. regar ([reˈɣ̞aɾ]) and rozar ([roˈsaɾ]) 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 64873, 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]. rozar is at rank #39,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈsaɾ].
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 64873, this pair ranks #44,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regar vs rozar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "regar": eg. Private to "rozar": oz.
"regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rozar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regar" and "rozar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regar" or "rozar" show up more?
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 "rozar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regar" and "rozar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rozan vs rozar". 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 #44,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.