reclamevsreclamosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,746
“reclame” frequency rank
#8,862
“reclamos” frequency rank
43608
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reclame reclamos
Definition Publicidad comercial pequeña en los periódicos. Forma del plural de reclamo.

Where the eye mixes reclame and reclamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reclame runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against reclamos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
reclame
8 ch
reclamos

Visual trap between reclame and reclamos

A purely visual mix-up. reclame ([reˈklame]) and reclamos ([reˈklamos]) 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 43608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reclame is recorded at frequency rank #34,746, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈklame]. reclamos is at rank #8,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈklamos].

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 43608, this pair ranks #141,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reclame vs reclamos

Shared letters: acelmr. Private to "reclame": -. Private to "reclamos": os.

"reclame" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "reclamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reclameerclame · rcelame · recalme · recclame · reclaem · reclamme · recllame · reclmae
  • reclamoserclamos · rcelamos · recalmos · recclamos · reclammos · reclamoss · reclamso · reclaoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reclame" for "reclamos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈklame] versus [reˈklamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reclame" or "reclamos"?
"reclamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,862 in our Spanish list, against #34,746 for "reclame". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "reclame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reclamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #141,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reclame" and "reclamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reclame vs relaje". 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 #141,743 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