regulenvsresultenWhich spelling fits?

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

#47,375
“regulen” frequency rank
#20,185
“resulten” frequency rank
67560
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regulen resulten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de regular. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes regulen and resulten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regulen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against resulten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
regulen
8 ch
resulten

Visual trap between regulen and resulten

A purely visual mix-up. regulen ([reˈɣ̞ulẽn]) and resulten ([reˈsul̪t̪ẽn]) 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 67560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regulen is recorded at frequency rank #47,375, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ulẽn]. resulten is at rank #20,185, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪ẽn].

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 67560, this pair ranks #36,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regulen vs resulten

Shared letters: elnru. Private to "regulen": g. Private to "resulten": st.

"regulen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "resulten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regulen ← ergulen · reggulen · regluen · regueln · regulenn · regullen · regulne · reuglen
  • resulten ← ersulten · resluten · ressulten · resuletn · resullten · resultenn · resultne · resultten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "regulen" for "resulten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈɣ̞ulẽn] versus [reˈsul̪t̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "regulen" or "resulten"?
"resulten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,185 in our Spanish list, against #47,375 for "regulen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regulen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resulten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regulen" and "resulten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regalen vs regulen". 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 #36,792 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