reflexivo

[reflekˈsiβ̞o]

/[reflekˈsiβ̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“reflexivo” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,378
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que devuelve la imagen, la luz, el sonido o el calor, reflejándolos o reflectándolos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-reflexivo · reflexivo · Spanish

reflexivo · rank #27,378 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,378
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reflejando

Nearest frequency peer: reflejando (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “reflexivo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “reflexivo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reflexivo vs reflexión
78% similar
reflexivo vs reflexiva
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reflexivo
PropertyValue
Headwordreflexivo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[reflekˈsiβ̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,378
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “reflexivo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).reflexivocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “reflejando” (#27,377), “reemplazados” (#27,376), “reo” (#27,380). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “reflexivo” va en #27,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around reflexivo (IPA [reflekˈsiβ̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,378 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for reflexivo, with forms such as "erflexivo", "refelxivo", and "refflexivo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "reflexión", "reflexiva", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is reflexivo, spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que devuelve la imagen, la luz, el sonido o el calor, reflejándolos o reflectándolos.
  2. 2
    Que reflexiona, o actúa con reflexión, considerando detenidamente.
  3. 3
    Se dice de un verbo, pronombre o sintagma que se refiere a la misma persona, animal o cosa que el sujeto.
  4. 4
    Tipo de relación que aplica a todos los elementos de un conjunto, incluyéndose cada uno a sí mismo.

This word in other languages

reflective(English)réfléchi(Français)reflexiv(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erflexivo
  • refelxivo
  • refflexivo
  • refleixvo
  • reflexibo
  • reflexiov
  • reflexivvo
  • reflexvio
  • reflexxivo
  • refllexivo
  • reflxeivo
  • relfexivo
  • rfelexivo
  • rreflexivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reflexivo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erflexivo2refelxivo2refflexivo1refleixvo2reflexibo1reflexiov2reflexivvo1reflexvio2
Edit distance from "reflexivo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reflexivo"?
"reflexivo" is spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reflekˈsiβ̞o].
What does "reflexivo" mean?
As an adjective, "reflexivo" means: Que devuelve la imagen, la luz, el sonido o el calor, reflejándolos o reflectándolos.
What words are commonly confused with "reflexivo"?
"reflexivo" is commonly confused with "reflexión", "reflexiva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reflexivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reflexivo" is [reflekˈsiβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reflexivo" come from?
"reflexivo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reflexivo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

repetimos#27,381resuelvan#27,383retrasada#27,385quirófano#27,368

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

recorrieron14 variantsproyector14 variantsprovenían14 variantssensuales14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list