Which to use
“regresar” and “regresen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,420
- “regresar” frequency rank
- #17,266
- “regresen” frequency rank
- 19686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regresar | regresen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Volver al punto de partida. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de regresar o de regresarse. |
Where the eye mixes regresar and regresen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regresar and regresen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regresar vs regresen
A purely visual mix-up. regresar ([reɣ̞ɾeˈsaɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regresar is recorded at frequency rank #2,420, classified as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞ɾeˈsaɾ]. 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 19686, this pair ranks #262,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regresar vs regresen
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "regresar": a. Private to "regresen": n.
"regresar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "regresen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regresar" for "regresen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regresar" 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 "regresar" 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 #262,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regresar" and "regresen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regresar 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 #262,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.