Which to use
“regresen” is a verb and “regresión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,266
- “regresen” frequency rank
- #23,924
- “regresión” frequency rank
- 41190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regresen | regresión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de regresar o de regresarse. | La retrocesión o el acto de volver hacia atrás. |
Where the eye mixes regresen and regresión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regresen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against regresión's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regresen vs regresión
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regresen is [reˈɣ̞ɾesẽn] while regresión is [reɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41190, 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]. regresión is at rank #23,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn].
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 41190, this pair ranks #154,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regresen vs regresión
Shared letters: egnrs. Private to "regresen": -. Private to "regresión": ió.
"regresen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "regresión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regresen ← ergresen · regersen · reggresen · regrecen · regreesn · regresenn · regresne · regressen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regresen" and "regresión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "regresen" vs "regresión" - 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 "regresen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regresión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regresen" and "regresión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regresas vs regresen". 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 #154,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.