Which to use
“regulador” and “revelador” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,337
- “regulador” frequency rank
- #25,035
- “revelador” frequency rank
- 38372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regulador | revelador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que regula. | Que muestra lo que antes se ignoraba o estaba oculto. |
Where the eye mixes regulador and revelador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regulador and revelador follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regulador vs revelador
A purely visual mix-up. regulador ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾ]) and revelador ([reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38372, 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]. revelador is at rank #25,035, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾ].
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 38372, this pair ranks #170,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regulador vs revelador
Shared letters: adelor. Private to "regulador": gu. Private to "revelador": v.
"regulador" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "revelador" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regulador" for "revelador" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regulador" vs "revelador" - 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 "revelador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regulador" and "revelador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revelador vs reveladores". 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 #170,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.