Which to use
“regresen” and “regreses” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,266
- “regresen” frequency rank
- #28,915
- “regreses” frequency rank
- 46181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regresen | regreses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de regresar o de regresarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de regresar o de regresarse. |
Where the eye mixes regresen and regreses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regresen and regreses 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 regresen with regreses
A purely visual mix-up. regresen ([reˈɣ̞ɾesẽn]) and regreses ([reˈɣ̞ɾeses]) 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 - n in “regresen” becomes s in “regreses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regresen is recorded at frequency rank #17,266, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ɾesẽn]. regreses is at rank #28,915, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ɾeses].
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 46181, this pair ranks #127,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regresen vs regreses
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "regresen": n. Private to "regreses": -.
"regresen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "regreses" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regresen" and "regreses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "regresen" vs "regreses" - 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 "regresen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regreses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regresen" and "regreses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regreses vs reveses". 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 #127,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.