Which to use
“recen” and “reseña” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,336
- “recen” frequency rank
- #6,005
- “reseña” frequency rank
- 44341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recen | reseña |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de rezar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reseñar. |
Where the eye mixes recen and reseña
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. recen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against reseña's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recen and reseña
A purely visual mix-up. recen ([ˈresẽn]) and reseña ([reˈseɲa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recen is recorded at frequency rank #38,336, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈresẽn]. reseña is at rank #6,005, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈseɲa].
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 44341, this pair ranks #137,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recen vs reseña
Shared letters: er. Private to "recen": cn. Private to "reseña": asñ.
"recen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reseña" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recen ← ercen · reccen · recenn · recne · reecn · resen · rrecen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recen" and "reseña" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recen" or "reseña" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reseña" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recen" and "reseña" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recen vs reset". 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 #137,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.