Which to use
“reguladas” is a participle and “reveladas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,642
- “reguladas” frequency rank
- #42,131
- “reveladas” frequency rank
- 72773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reguladas | reveladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de regulado, participio de regular. | Forma del femenino plural de revelado. |
Where the eye mixes reguladas and reveladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reguladas and reveladas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reguladas with reveladas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reguladas is [reɣ̞uˈlað̞as] while reveladas is [reβ̞eˈlað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72773, 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]. reveladas is at rank #42,131, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlað̞as].
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 72773, this pair ranks #24,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reguladas vs reveladas
Shared letters: adelrs. Private to "reguladas": gu. Private to "reveladas": v.
"reguladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "reveladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reguladas" for "reveladas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reguladas" or "reveladas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reguladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reveladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reguladas" and "reveladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reveladas vs revelará". 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 #24,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.