Which to use
“registraba” is a verb and “registrada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,506
- “registraba” frequency rank
- #8,709
- “registrada” frequency rank
- 49215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | registraba | registrada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de registrar o de registrarse. | Forma del femenino de registrado, participio de registrar o de registrarse. |
Where the eye mixes registraba and registrada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. registraba and registrada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: registraba vs registrada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: registraba is [rexisˈt̪ɾaβ̞a] while registrada is [rexisˈt̪ɾað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “registraba” becomes d in “registrada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
registraba is recorded at frequency rank #40,506, classified as averb, pronounced [rexisˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]. registrada is at rank #8,709, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rexisˈt̪ɾað̞a].
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 49215, this pair ranks #110,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of registraba vs registrada
Shared letters: aegirst. Private to "registraba": b. Private to "registrada": d.
"registraba" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV · "registrada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- registraba ← ergistraba · reggistraba · regisrtaba · regisstraba · registarba · registraab · registrabba · registrava
- registrada ← ergistrada · reggistrada · regisrtada · regisstrada · registarda · registraad · registradda · registrdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "registraba" vs "registrada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "registraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "registrada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "registraba" and "registrada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "registraba vs registran". 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 #110,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.