Which to use
“regir” and “regirá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,913
- “regir” frequency rank
- #38,931
- “regirá” frequency rank
- 67844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regir | regirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gobernar, ejercer el poder de mando de un lugar u organización. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de regir. |
Where the eye mixes regir and regirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regir runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against regirá's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between regir and regirá
A purely visual mix-up. regir ([reˈxiɾ]) and regirá ([rexiˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “regir” sits inside “regirá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regir is recorded at frequency rank #28,913, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈxiɾ]. regirá is at rank #38,931, tagged as averb, pronounced [rexiˈɾa].
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 67844, this pair ranks #36,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regir vs regirá
Shared letters: egir. Private to "regir": -. Private to "regirá": á.
"regir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "regirá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regir ← ergir · reggir · regirr · regri · reigr · rgeir · rregir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regir" for "regirá" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regir" or "regirá" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regir" and "regirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regirá vs rugir". 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 #36,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.