Which to use
“regresamos” and “regresemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,814
- “regresamos” frequency rank
- #45,566
- “regresemos” frequency rank
- 67380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regresamos | regresemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de regresar o de regresarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de regresar o de regresarse. |
Where the eye mixes regresamos and regresemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. regresamos and regresemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between regresamos and regresemos
A purely visual mix-up. regresamos ([reɣ̞ɾeˈsamos]) and regresemos ([reɣ̞ɾeˈsemos]) 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 a single letter - a in “regresamos” becomes e in “regresemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regresamos is recorded at frequency rank #21,814, classified as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞ɾeˈsamos]. regresemos is at rank #45,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞ɾeˈsemos].
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 67380, this pair ranks #37,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regresamos vs regresemos
Shared letters: egmors. Private to "regresamos": a. Private to "regresemos": -.
"regresamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "regresemos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regresamos ← ergresamos · regersamos · reggresamos · regreasmos · regresammos · regresamoss · regresamso · regresaoms
- regresemos ← ergresemos · regersemos · reggresemos · regrecemos · regreesmos · regresemmos · regresemoss · regresemso
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "regresamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regresemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regresamos" and "regresemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regresemos vs regreses". 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 #37,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.