reguladoresvsregularesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reguladores is a adjective, regulares is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reguladores” is an adjective and “regulares” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,469
“reguladores” frequency rank
#8,175
“regulares” frequency rank
29644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reguladores regulares
Definition Forma del plural de regulador. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de subjuntivo de regular.

Where the eye mixes reguladores and regulares

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
reguladores
9 ch
regulares

Look-alike desk: reguladores vs regulares

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reguladores is [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾes] while regulares is [reɣ̞uˈlaɾes]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reguladores is recorded at frequency rank #21,469, classified as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾes]. regulares is at rank #8,175, tagged as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞uˈlaɾes].

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 29644, this pair ranks #215,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reguladores vs regulares

Shared letters: aeglrsu. Private to "reguladores": do. Private to "regulares": -.

"reguladores" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "regulares" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reguladoreserguladores · regguladores · regluadores · regualdores · reguladdores · reguladoers · reguladoress · reguladorres
  • regularesergulares · reggulares · regluares · regualres · regulaers · regularess · regularres · regularse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reguladores" and "regulares" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reguladores" is an adjective and "regulares" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "reguladores" vs "regulares" - which ranks higher?
"regulares" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,175 in our Spanish list, against #21,469 for "reguladores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reguladores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regulares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #215,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reguladores" and "regulares" 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 #215,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list