Which to use
“regulados” is a participle and “regulares” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,815
- “regulados” frequency rank
- #8,175
- “regulares” frequency rank
- 29990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regulados | regulares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de regulado, participio de regular. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de subjuntivo de regular. |
Where the eye mixes regulados and regulares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regulados and regulares follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between regulados and regulares
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regulados is [reɣ̞uˈlað̞os] while regulares is [reɣ̞uˈlaɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regulados is recorded at frequency rank #21,815, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reɣ̞uˈlað̞os]. 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 29990, this pair ranks #214,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regulados vs regulares
Shared letters: aeglrsu. Private to "regulados": do. Private to "regulares": -.
"regulados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "regulares" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regulados" for "regulares" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regulados" vs "regulares" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regulados" 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 #214,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regulados" and "regulares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regulados vs regulando". 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 #214,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.