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Which to use

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

#41,595
“regata” frequency rank
#43,225
“regatas” frequency rank
84820
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regata regatas
Definition Pequeño canal de riego Forma del plural de regata.

Where the eye mixes regata and regatas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regata runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against regatas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
regata
7 ch
regatas

Why the eye confuses regata with regatas

A purely visual mix-up. regata ([reˈɣ̞at̪a]) and regatas ([reˈɣ̞at̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “regata” sits inside “regatas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regata is recorded at frequency rank #41,595, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞at̪a]. regatas is at rank #43,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞at̪as].

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 84820, this pair ranks #6,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regata vs regatas

Shared letters: aegrt. Private to "regata": -. Private to "regatas": s.

"regata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "regatas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regata ← ergata · reagta · regaat · regatta · reggata · regtaa · rgeata · rregata
  • regatas ← ergatas · reagtas · regaats · regatass · regatsa · regattas · reggatas · regtaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "regata" and "regatas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈɣ̞at̪a] versus [reˈɣ̞at̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "regata" vs "regatas" - which ranks higher?
"regata" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,595 in our Spanish list, against #43,225 for "regatas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "regata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regatas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regata" and "regatas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs regata". 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 #6,664 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