Which to use
“reguladoras” is an adjective and “regulados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,722
- “reguladoras” frequency rank
- #21,815
- “regulados” frequency rank
- 57537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reguladoras | regulados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de regulador. | Forma del plural de regulado, participio de regular. |
Where the eye mixes reguladoras and regulados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reguladoras runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCVCVC) against regulados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reguladoras vs regulados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reguladoras is [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾas] while regulados is [reɣ̞uˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reguladoras is recorded at frequency rank #35,722, classified as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾas]. regulados is at rank #21,815, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reɣ̞uˈlað̞os].
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 57537, this pair ranks #70,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reguladoras vs regulados
Shared letters: adeglorsu. Private to "reguladoras": -. Private to "regulados": -.
"reguladoras" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC · "regulados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reguladoras ← erguladoras · regguladoras · regluadoras · regualdoras · reguladdoras · reguladoars · reguladorass · reguladorras
- regulados ← ergulados · reggulados · regluados · regualdos · reguladdos · reguladoss · reguladso · regulaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reguladoras" and "regulados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reguladoras" or "regulados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reguladoras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regulados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reguladoras" and "regulados" 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 #70,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.