Which to use
“regresan” and “regresen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,563
- “regresan” frequency rank
- #17,266
- “regresen” frequency rank
- 27829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regresan | regresen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de regresar o de regresarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de regresar o de regresarse. |
Where the eye mixes regresan and regresen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regresan and regresen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regresan with regresen
A purely visual mix-up. regresan ([reˈɣ̞ɾesãn]) and regresen ([reˈɣ̞ɾesẽn]) 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 “regresan” becomes e in “regresen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regresan is recorded at frequency rank #10,563, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ɾesãn]. regresen is at rank #17,266, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ɾesẽn].
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 27829, this pair ranks #224,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regresan vs regresen
Shared letters: egnrs. Private to "regresan": a. Private to "regresen": -.
"regresan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "regresen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regresan" for "regresen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regresan" vs "regresen" - which ranks higher?
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 "regresan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regresen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regresan" and "regresen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regresan vs retrasan". 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 #224,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.