Which to use
“reclamaban” is a verb and “reclamada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,952
- “reclamaban” frequency rank
- #46,777
- “reclamada” frequency rank
- 78729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reclamaban | reclamada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reclamar. | Forma del femenino de reclamado, participio de reclamar. |
Where the eye mixes reclamaban and reclamada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reclamaban runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against reclamada's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reclamaban and reclamada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reclamaban is [reklaˈmaβ̞ãn] while reclamada is [reklaˈmað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reclamaban is recorded at frequency rank #31,952, classified as averb, pronounced [reklaˈmaβ̞ãn]. reclamada is at rank #46,777, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reklaˈmað̞a].
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 78729, this pair ranks #14,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reclamaban vs reclamada
Shared letters: acelmr. Private to "reclamaban": bn. Private to "reclamada": d.
"reclamaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "reclamada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reclamaban ← erclamaban · rcelamaban · recalmaban · recclamaban · reclaamban · reclamaabn · reclamabann · reclamabban
- reclamada ← erclamada · rcelamada · recalmada · recclamada · reclaamda · reclamaad · reclamadda · reclamdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reclamaban" and "reclamada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reclamaban" vs "reclamada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "reclamaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reclamada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reclamaban" and "reclamada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechazaban vs reclamaban". 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 #14,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.