regresarévsregresasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“regresaré” and “regresas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,373
“regresaré” frequency rank
#29,368
“regresas” frequency rank
76741
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regresaré regresas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) 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 regresaré and regresas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
regresaré
8 ch
regresas

Visual trap between regresaré and regresas

A purely visual mix-up. regresaré ([reɣ̞ɾesaˈɾe]) 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 76741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regresaré is recorded at frequency rank #47,373, classified as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞ɾesaˈɾe]. 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 76741, this pair ranks #17,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regresaré vs regresas

Shared letters: aegrs. Private to "regresaré": é. Private to "regresas": -.

"regresaré" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "regresas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regresasergresas · regersas · reggresas · regreass · regresass · regressas · regrresas · regrseas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "regresaré" for "regresas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reɣ̞ɾesaˈɾe] versus [reˈɣ̞ɾesas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "regresaré" or "regresas" show up more?
"regresas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,368 in our Spanish list, against #47,373 for "regresaré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regresaré" 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 #17,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regresaré" and "regresas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regresarán 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 #17,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list