Which to use
“regata” and “resaca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,595
- “regata” frequency rank
- #15,954
- “resaca” frequency rank
- 57549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regata | resaca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pequeño canal de riego | Retroceso de las olas del mar desde el punto máximo que alcanzan en la orilla. |
Where the eye mixes regata and resaca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regata and resaca follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regata vs resaca
A purely visual mix-up. regata ([reˈɣ̞at̪a]) and resaca ([reˈsaka]) 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 57549, 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]. resaca is at rank #15,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsaka].
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 57549, this pair ranks #70,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regata vs resaca
Shared letters: aer. Private to "regata": gt. Private to "resaca": cs.
"regata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "resaca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regata" and "resaca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regata" or "resaca" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "regata" and "resaca" 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 "resaca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regata" and "resaca" 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 #70,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.