Which to use
“reclamado” and “reclamar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,958
- “reclamado” frequency rank
- #6,225
- “reclamar” frequency rank
- 25183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reclamado | reclamar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reclamar. | Clamar o llamar con repetición o mucha instancia. |
Where the eye mixes reclamado and reclamar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reclamado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against reclamar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reclamado and reclamar
A purely visual mix-up. reclamado ([reklaˈmað̞o]) and reclamar ([reklaˈmaɾ]) 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 25183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reclamado is recorded at frequency rank #18,958, classified as averb, pronounced [reklaˈmað̞o]. reclamar is at rank #6,225, tagged as averb, pronounced [reklaˈmaɾ].
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 25183, this pair ranks #237,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reclamado vs reclamar
Shared letters: acelmr. Private to "reclamado": do. Private to "reclamar": -.
"reclamado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "reclamar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reclamado" and "reclamar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reclamado" or "reclamar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reclamado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reclamar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reclamado" and "reclamar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reclamada vs reclamado". 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 #237,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.