Which to use
“regulada” and “regulados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,866
- “regulada” frequency rank
- #21,815
- “regulados” frequency rank
- 41681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regulada | regulados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de regulado, participio de regular. | Forma del plural de regulado, participio de regular. |
Where the eye mixes regulada and regulados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regulada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against regulados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between regulada and regulados
A purely visual mix-up. regulada ([reɣ̞uˈlað̞a]) and regulados ([reɣ̞uˈlað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regulada is recorded at frequency rank #19,866, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reɣ̞uˈlað̞a]. regulados is at rank #21,815, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reɣ̞uˈlað̞os].
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 41681, this pair ranks #152,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regulada vs regulados
Shared letters: adeglru. Private to "regulada": -. Private to "regulados": os.
"regulada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "regulados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regulada" and "regulados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regulada" or "regulados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regulada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regulados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regulada" and "regulados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regulados vs regulando". 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 #152,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.