reglar

Reglar is a verb in the Spanish language that is rarely used in modern standard contexts. Its principal sense historically involved bringing something into order or under rules, and it has sometimes appeared with meanings related to regulating, organizing, or setting in place. In contemporary usage, speakers more often use regular to indicate regulation or regulation in a general sense, or arreglar and ordenar for fixing or arranging.

Etymology and history: Reglar derives from Latin regula, regulae, meaning rule or standard. It appears in some medieval and early modern texts as a synonym of establecer reglas or regular, especially in administrative or legal language. Over time, reglar became obsolete in many varieties of Spanish, with its roles largely taken over by regular or other verbs.

Modern usage and regional variation: In today’s standard Spanish, reglar is generally considered archaic or regional. When a similar idea is needed, most writers and speakers replace it with regular (to regulate) or regularizar (to regularize) in formal contexts, and with arreglar or ordenar for practical “fixing” or “putting in order.” Some regional dialects may preserve reglar in limited, informal uses, but such occurrences are not widespread or broadly recognized in dictionaries.

See also: Regular, Regularizar, Arreglar. Notes: Reglar may appear as a surname or a place name in rare cases, but its linguistic role is primarily historical or regional.