registrevsregístreseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,092
“registre” frequency rank
#43,825
“regístrese” frequency rank
74917
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature registre regístrese
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de registrar o de registrarse. Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de registrarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the eye mixes registre and regístrese

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. registre runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against regístrese's 10 (CVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
registre
10 ch
regístrese

Why the eye confuses registre with regístrese

A purely visual mix-up. registre ([reˈxist̪ɾe]) and regístrese ([reˈxist̪ɾese]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

registre is recorded at frequency rank #31,092, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈxist̪ɾe]. regístrese is at rank #43,825, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈxist̪ɾese].

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 74917, this pair ranks #20,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of registre vs regístrese

Shared letters: egrst. Private to "registre": i. Private to "regístrese": í.

"registre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "regístrese" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • registre ← ergistre · reggistre · regisrte · regisstre · register · registrre · registtre · regitsre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "registre" for "regístrese" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈxist̪ɾe] versus [reˈxist̪ɾese]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "registre" or "regístrese" show up more?
"registre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,092 in our Spanish list, against #43,825 for "regístrese". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "registre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regístrese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "registre" and "regístrese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "registre vs reviste". 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 #20,505 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