Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- 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.