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“regulador” and “reguladora” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,337
- “regulador” frequency rank
- #17,804
- “reguladora” frequency rank
- 31141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regulador | reguladora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que regula. | Forma del femenino de regulador. |
Where the eye mixes regulador and reguladora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses regulador with reguladora
A purely visual mix-up. regulador ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾ]) and reguladora ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “regulador” sits inside “reguladora”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regulador is recorded at frequency rank #13,337, classified as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾ]. reguladora is at rank #17,804, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾa].
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 31141, this pair ranks #208,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regulador vs reguladora
Shared letters: adegloru. Private to "regulador": -. Private to "reguladora": -.
"regulador" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "reguladora" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regulador ← ergulador · reggulador · regluador · regualdor · reguladdor · reguladorr · reguladro · regulaodr
- reguladora ← erguladora · regguladora · regluadora · regualdora · reguladdora · reguladoar · reguladorra · reguladroa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regulador" and "reguladora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "regulador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reguladora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regulador" and "reguladora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reguladora vs reveladora". 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 #208,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.