regirávsregiránWhich spelling fits?

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“regirá” and “regirán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,931
“regirá” frequency rank
#46,781
“regirán” frequency rank
85712
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regirá regirán
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de regir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de regir.

Where the eye mixes regirá and regirán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
regirá
7 ch
regirán

Look-alike desk: regirá vs regirán

A purely visual mix-up. regirá ([rexiˈɾa]) and regirán ([rexiˈɾãn]) 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) - “regirá” sits inside “regirán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regirá is recorded at frequency rank #38,931, classified as averb, pronounced [rexiˈɾa]. regirán is at rank #46,781, tagged as averb, pronounced [rexiˈɾãn].

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 85712, this pair ranks #5,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regirá vs regirán

Shared letters: egirá. Private to "regirá": -. Private to "regirán": n.

"regirá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "regirán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "regirá" for "regirán" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rexiˈɾa] versus [rexiˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "regirá" or "regirán"?
"regirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,931 in our Spanish list, against #46,781 for "regirán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "regirá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regirán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regirá" and "regirán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regirán vs reparan". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #5,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list