regresar
[reɣ̞ɾeˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“regresar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,420 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,420
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Volver al punto de partida.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regresar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [reɣ̞ɾeˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,420 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regresar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for regresar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reɣ̞ɾeˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,420 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Volver al punto de partida.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for regresar, with forms such as "ergresar", "regersar", and "reggresar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "regreso", "regrese", "represa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is regresar, spelled R-E-G-R-E-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1Volver al punto de partida.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ergresar,regersar,reggresar,regreasr,regresarr,regresra,regressar,regrresar,regrsear,rergesar,rgeresar,rregresar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regresar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “regresar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-G-R-E-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reɣ̞ɾeˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “regreso” - see the side-by-side comparison. regresar vs regreso
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.