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“reguladora” and “reguladores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,804
- “reguladora” frequency rank
- #21,469
- “reguladores” frequency rank
- 39273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reguladora | reguladores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de regulador. | Forma del plural de regulador. |
Where the eye mixes reguladora and reguladores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reguladora runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against reguladores's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reguladora vs reguladores
A purely visual mix-up. reguladora ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾa]) and reguladores ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾes]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39273, 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]. reguladores is at rank #21,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾes].
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 39273, this pair ranks #165,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reguladora vs reguladores
Shared letters: adegloru. Private to "reguladora": -. Private to "reguladores": s.
"reguladora" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "reguladores" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reguladora ← erguladora · regguladora · regluadora · regualdora · reguladdora · reguladoar · reguladorra · reguladroa
- reguladores ← erguladores · regguladores · regluadores · regualdores · reguladdores · reguladoers · reguladoress · reguladorres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reguladora" and "reguladores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reguladora" or "reguladores" show up more?
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 "reguladora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reguladores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reguladora" and "reguladores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reguladores 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 #165,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.