Which to use
“regresará” and “regresas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,798
- “regresará” frequency rank
- #29,368
- “regresas” frequency rank
- 50166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regresará | regresas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de regresar o de regresarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de regresar o de regresarse. |
Where the eye mixes regresará and regresas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regresará runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against regresas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between regresará and regresas
A purely visual mix-up. regresará ([reɣ̞ɾesaˈɾa]) and regresas ([reˈɣ̞ɾesas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regresará is recorded at frequency rank #20,798, classified as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞ɾesaˈɾa]. regresas is at rank #29,368, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ɾesas].
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 50166, this pair ranks #104,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regresará vs regresas
Shared letters: aegrs. Private to "regresará": á. Private to "regresas": -.
"regresará" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "regresas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regresas ← ergresas · regersas · reggresas · regreass · regresass · regressas · regrresas · regrseas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regresará" and "regresas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "regresará" vs "regresas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regresará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regresas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regresará" and "regresas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regresaré vs regresas". 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 #104,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.