Which to use
“reguladora” and “reguladoras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,804
- “reguladora” frequency rank
- #35,722
- “reguladoras” frequency rank
- 53526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reguladora | reguladoras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de regulador. | Forma del femenino plural de regulador. |
Where the eye mixes reguladora and reguladoras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. reguladora runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against reguladoras's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reguladora and reguladoras
A purely visual mix-up. reguladora ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “reguladora” sits inside “reguladoras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reguladora is recorded at frequency rank #17,804, classified as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾa]. 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 53526, this pair ranks #87,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reguladora vs reguladoras
Shared letters: adegloru. Private to "reguladora": -. Private to "reguladoras": s.
"reguladora" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "reguladoras" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reguladora ← erguladora · regguladora · regluadora · regualdora · reguladdora · reguladoar · reguladorra · reguladroa
- reguladoras ← erguladoras · regguladoras · regluadoras · regualdoras · reguladdoras · reguladoars · reguladorass · reguladorras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reguladora" for "reguladoras" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reguladora" or "reguladoras"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reguladora" 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 #87,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reguladora" 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 #87,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.