Which to use
“regir” and “retire” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,913
- “regir” frequency rank
- #14,947
- “retire” frequency rank
- 43860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regir | retire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gobernar, ejercer el poder de mando de un lugar u organización. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de retirar o de retirarse. |
Where the eye mixes regir and retire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regir runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against retire's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between regir and retire
A purely visual mix-up. regir ([reˈxiɾ]) and retire ([reˈt̪iɾe]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43860, 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]. retire is at rank #14,947, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪iɾe].
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 43860, this pair ranks #140,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regir vs retire
Shared letters: eir. Private to "regir": g. Private to "retire": t.
"regir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "retire" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regir" and "retire" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regir" or "retire" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "regir" and "retire" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regir" and "retire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regir 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 #140,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.