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

#11,121
“realice” frequency rank
#2,094
“realiza” frequency rank
13215
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature realice realiza
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de realizar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de realizar.

Where the eye mixes realice and realiza

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
realice
7 ch
realiza

Visual trap between realice and realiza

A purely visual mix-up. realice ([reaˈlise]) and realiza ([reaˈlisa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

realice is recorded at frequency rank #11,121, classified as averb, pronounced [reaˈlise]. realiza is at rank #2,094, tagged as averb, pronounced [reaˈlisa].

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 13215, this pair ranks #288,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of realice vs realiza

Shared letters: aeilr. Private to "realice": c. Private to "realiza": z.

"realice" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "realiza" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • realiceeralice · raelice · reailce · realcie · realicce · realiec · realise · reallice
  • realizaeraliza · raeliza · reailza · realiaz · realizza · realliza · realzia · relaiza

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "realice" and "realiza" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reaˈlise] versus [reaˈlisa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "realice" or "realiza"?
"realiza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,094 in our Spanish list, against #11,121 for "realice". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "realice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "realiza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #288,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "realice" and "realiza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realice vs realizo". 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 #288,670 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