# regressive

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #30,563

## Definitions
1. That tends to return, revert or regress.
2. Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regressīvus, equivalent to regress + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **repressive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regressive-vs-repressive)
- **recessive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recessive-vs-regressive)
- **regression** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regression-vs-regressive)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ergressive`, `regerssive`, `reggressive`, `regresisve`, `regresive`, `regressiev`, `regressivve`, `regressvie`, `regrressive`, `regrsesive`, `rergessive`, `rgeressive`, `rregressive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/regressive