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

#6,225
“reclamar” frequency rank
#31,519
“reclamaron” frequency rank
37744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reclamar reclamaron
Definition Clamar o llamar con repetición o mucha instancia. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reclamar o de reclamarse.

Where the eye mixes reclamar and reclamaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reclamar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against reclamaron's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
reclamar
10 ch
reclamaron

Visual trap between reclamar and reclamaron

A purely visual mix-up. reclamar ([reklaˈmaɾ]) and reclamaron ([reklaˈmaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “reclamar” sits inside “reclamaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reclamar is recorded at frequency rank #6,225, classified as averb, pronounced [reklaˈmaɾ]. reclamaron is at rank #31,519, tagged as averb, pronounced [reklaˈmaɾõn].

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 37744, this pair ranks #173,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reclamar vs reclamaron

Shared letters: acelmr. Private to "reclamar": -. Private to "reclamaron": no.

"reclamar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "reclamaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reclamar ← erclamar · rcelamar · recalmar · recclamar · reclaamr · reclamarr · reclammar · reclamra
  • reclamaron ← erclamaron · rcelamaron · recalmaron · recclamaron · reclaamron · reclamaorn · reclamarno · reclamaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reclamar" and "reclamaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reklaˈmaɾ] versus [reklaˈmaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reclamar" or "reclamaron"?
"reclamar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,225 in our Spanish list, against #31,519 for "reclamaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reclamar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reclamaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reclamar" and "reclamaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reclamamos vs reclamaron". 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 #173,708 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