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

#5,036
“realizaron” frequency rank
#7,348
“realizarse” frequency rank
12384
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature realizaron realizarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de realizar. Realizar (uso pronominal de ...)

Where the eye mixes realizaron and realizarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. realizaron (CVVCVCVCVC) and realizarse (CVVCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
realizaron
10 ch
realizarse

Why the eye confuses realizaron with realizarse

A purely visual mix-up. realizaron ([realiˈsaɾõn]) and realizarse ([realiˈsaɾse]) 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 12384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

realizaron is recorded at frequency rank #5,036, classified as averb, pronounced [realiˈsaɾõn]. realizarse is at rank #7,348, tagged as averb, pronounced [realiˈsaɾse].

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 12384, this pair ranks #291,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of realizaron vs realizarse

Shared letters: aeilrz. Private to "realizaron": no. Private to "realizarse": s.

"realizaron" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC  ·  "realizarse" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • realizaron ← eralizaron · raelizaron · reailzaron · realiazron · realizaorn · realizarno · realizaronn · realizarron
  • realizarse ← eralizarse · raelizarse · reailzarse · realiazrse · realizarce · realizares · realizarrse · realizarsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "realizaron" for "realizarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([realiˈsaɾõn] versus [realiˈsaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "realizaron" or "realizarse" show up more?
"realizaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,036 in our Spanish list, against #7,348 for "realizarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "realizaron" and "realizarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "realizaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "realizarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #291,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "realizaron" and "realizarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realizaría vs realizarse". 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 #291,740 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