Which to use
“regular” is an adjective and “regulares” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,633
- “regular” frequency rank
- #8,175
- “regulares” frequency rank
- 10808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regular | regulares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ajustado y conforme a regla. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de subjuntivo de regular. |
Where the eye mixes regular and regulares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: regular vs regulares
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regular is [reɣ̞uˈlaɾ] while regulares is [reɣ̞uˈlaɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “regular” sits inside “regulares”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regular is recorded at frequency rank #2,633, classified as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞uˈlaɾ]. 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 10808, this pair ranks #297,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regular vs regulares
Shared letters: aeglru. Private to "regular": -. Private to "regulares": s.
"regular" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "regulares" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regular" and "regulares" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regular" or "regulares" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "regular" and "regulares" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regular" 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 #297,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regular" and "regulares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regular vs regulen". 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 #297,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.