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

#23,568
“reafirma” frequency rank
#35,218
“reafirmó” frequency rank
58786
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reafirma reafirmó
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reafirmar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reafirmar.

Where the eye mixes reafirma and reafirmó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reafirma and reafirmó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
reafirma
8 ch
reafirmó

Look-alike desk: reafirma vs reafirmó

A purely visual mix-up. reafirma ([reaˈfiɾma]) and reafirmó ([reafiɾˈmo]) 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 a single letter - a in “reafirma” becomes ó in “reafirmó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reafirma is recorded at frequency rank #23,568, classified as averb, pronounced [reaˈfiɾma]. reafirmó is at rank #35,218, tagged as averb, pronounced [reafiɾˈmo].

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 58786, this pair ranks #65,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reafirma vs reafirmó

Shared letters: aefimr. Private to "reafirma": -. Private to "reafirmó": ó.

"reafirma" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV  ·  "reafirmó" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reafirma ← erafirma · raefirma · reaffirma · reafimra · reafiram · reafirmma · reafirrma · reafrima

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reafirma" and "reafirmó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reaˈfiɾma] versus [reafiɾˈmo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reafirma" or "reafirmó" show up more?
"reafirma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,568 in our Spanish list, against #35,218 for "reafirmó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reafirma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reafirmó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reafirma" and "reafirmó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reafirmar vs reafirmó". 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 #65,159 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