Which to use
“reguladas” is a participle and “reguladoras” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,642
- “reguladas” frequency rank
- #35,722
- “reguladoras” frequency rank
- 66364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reguladas | reguladoras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de regulado, participio de regular. | Forma del femenino plural de regulador. |
Where the eye mixes reguladas and reguladoras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reguladas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against reguladoras's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reguladas with reguladoras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reguladas is [reɣ̞uˈlað̞as] while reguladoras is [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reguladas is recorded at frequency rank #30,642, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reɣ̞uˈlað̞as]. reguladoras is at rank #35,722, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾas].
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 66364, this pair ranks #40,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reguladas vs reguladoras
Shared letters: adeglrsu. Private to "reguladas": -. Private to "reguladoras": o.
"reguladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "reguladoras" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reguladas ← erguladas · regguladas · regluadas · regualdas · regulaads · reguladass · reguladdas · reguladsa
- reguladoras ← erguladoras · regguladoras · regluadoras · regualdoras · reguladdoras · reguladoars · reguladorass · reguladorras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reguladas" for "reguladoras" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reguladas" or "reguladoras" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reguladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reguladoras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reguladas" and "reguladoras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reguladas vs reveladas". 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 #40,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.