Which to use
“regulador” and “reguladoras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,337
- “regulador” frequency rank
- #35,722
- “reguladoras” frequency rank
- 49059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regulador | reguladoras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que regula. | Forma del femenino plural de regulador. |
Where the eye mixes regulador and reguladoras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. regulador 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.
Visual trap between regulador and reguladoras
A purely visual mix-up. regulador ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾ]) and reguladoras ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾas]) 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) - “regulador” sits inside “reguladoras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49059, 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]. 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 49059, this pair ranks #110,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regulador vs reguladoras
Shared letters: adegloru. Private to "regulador": -. Private to "reguladoras": s.
"regulador" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "reguladoras" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regulador ← ergulador · reggulador · regluador · regualdor · reguladdor · reguladorr · reguladro · regulaodr
- reguladoras ← erguladoras · regguladoras · regluadoras · regualdoras · reguladdoras · reguladoars · reguladorass · reguladorras
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regulador" and "reguladoras" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regulador" vs "reguladoras" - which ranks higher?
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 "regulador" 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 #110,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regulador" and "reguladoras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reguladas vs reguladoras". 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 #110,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.