reguladoresvsreveladoresWhat's the difference?

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“reguladores” and “reveladores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,469
“reguladores” frequency rank
#49,910
“reveladores” frequency rank
71379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reguladores reveladores
Definition Forma del plural de regulador. Forma del plural de revelador.

Where the eye mixes reguladores and reveladores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reguladores and reveladores follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
reguladores
11 ch
reveladores

Look-alike desk: reguladores vs reveladores

A purely visual mix-up. reguladores ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾes]) and reveladores ([reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾes]) 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 71379, 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]. reveladores is at rank #49,910, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾes].

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 71379, this pair ranks #27,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reguladores vs reveladores

Shared letters: adelors. Private to "reguladores": gu. Private to "reveladores": v.

"reguladores" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "reveladores" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reguladores ← erguladores · regguladores · regluadores · regualdores · reguladdores · reguladoers · reguladoress · reguladorres
  • reveladores ← erveladores · rebeladores · reevladores · revealdores · reveladdores · reveladoers · reveladoress · reveladorres

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reguladores" and "reveladores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reɣ̞ulaˈð̞oɾes] versus [reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reguladores" vs "reveladores" - which ranks higher?
"reguladores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,469 in our Spanish list, against #49,910 for "reveladores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "reguladores" and "reveladores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reguladores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reveladores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reguladores" and "reveladores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reveladora 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 #27,649 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