Which to use
“regresaba” and “regresado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,543
- “regresaba” frequency rank
- #12,469
- “regresado” frequency rank
- 32012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regresaba | regresado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de regresar o de regresarse. | Participio de regresar. |
Where the eye mixes regresaba and regresado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regresaba and regresado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between regresaba and regresado
A purely visual mix-up. regresaba ([reɣ̞ɾeˈsaβ̞a]) and regresado ([reɣ̞ɾeˈsað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regresaba is recorded at frequency rank #19,543, classified as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞ɾeˈsaβ̞a]. regresado is at rank #12,469, tagged as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞ɾeˈsað̞o].
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 32012, this pair ranks #204,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regresaba vs regresado
Shared letters: aegrs. Private to "regresaba": b. Private to "regresado": do.
"regresaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "regresado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regresaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regresado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regresaba" and "regresado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regresaba vs regresaré". 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 #204,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.