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

#33,818
“registrador” frequency rank
#41,035
“registradores” frequency rank
74853
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature registrador registradores
Definition Que registra. Forma del plural de registrador.

Where the eye mixes registrador and registradores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. registrador runs 11 letters (CVCVCCCVCVC) against registradores's 13 (CVCVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
registrador
13 ch
registradores

Visual trap between registrador and registradores

A purely visual mix-up. registrador ([rexist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾ]) and registradores ([rexist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “registrador” sits inside “registradores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

registrador is recorded at frequency rank #33,818, classified as anadj, pronounced [rexist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾ]. registradores is at rank #41,035, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rexist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾes].

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 74853, this pair ranks #20,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of registrador vs registradores

Shared letters: adegiorst. Private to "registrador": -. Private to "registradores": -.

"registrador" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC  ·  "registradores" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • registrador ← ergistrador · reggistrador · regisrtador · regisstrador · registardor · registraddor · registradorr · registradro
  • registradores ← ergistradores · reggistradores · regisrtadores · regisstradores · registardores · registraddores · registradoers · registradoress

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "registrador" and "registradores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rexist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾ] versus [rexist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "registrador" or "registradores" show up more?
"registrador" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,818 in our Spanish list, against #41,035 for "registradores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "registrador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "registradores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "registrador" and "registradores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "registrador vs registramos". 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 #20,596 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