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Which to use

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

#49,236
“reaparecer” frequency rank
#36,782
“reapareció” frequency rank
86018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reaparecer reapareció
Definition Aparecer o mostrarse nuevamente. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reaparecer.

Where the eye mixes reaparecer and reapareció

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

10 ch
reaparecer
10 ch
reapareció

Why the eye confuses reaparecer with reapareció

A purely visual mix-up. reaparecer ([reapaɾeˈseɾ]) and reapareció ([reapaɾeˈsjo]) 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 86018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reaparecer is recorded at frequency rank #49,236, classified as averb, pronounced [reapaɾeˈseɾ]. reapareció is at rank #36,782, tagged as averb, pronounced [reapaɾeˈsjo].

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 86018, this pair ranks #5,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reaparecer vs reapareció

Shared letters: acepr. Private to "reaparecer": -. Private to "reapareció": ió.

"reaparecer" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC  ·  "reapareció" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reaparecer ← eraparecer · raeparecer · reaaprecer · reapaercer · reaparceer · reapareccer · reaparecerr · reaparecre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reaparecer" and "reapareció" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reapaɾeˈseɾ] versus [reapaɾeˈsjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reaparecer" or "reapareció"?
"reapareció" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,782 in our Spanish list, against #49,236 for "reaparecer". 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 "reaparecer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reapareció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reaparecer" and "reapareció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reaparece vs reaparecer". 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 #5,617 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