Which to use
“regresen” is a verb and “regreso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,266
- “regresen” frequency rank
- #1,700
- “regreso” frequency rank
- 18966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regresen | regreso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de regresar o de regresarse. | Acción o efecto de regresar |
Where the eye mixes regresen and regreso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regresen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against regreso's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regresen vs regreso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regresen is [reˈɣ̞ɾesẽn] while regreso is [reˈɣ̞ɾeso]. 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 18966, 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]. regreso is at rank #1,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ɾeso].
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 18966, this pair ranks #265,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regresen vs regreso
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "regresen": n. Private to "regreso": o.
"regresen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "regreso" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regresen" for "regreso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "regresen" or "regreso"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regresen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regreso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regresen" and "regreso" 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 #265,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.