Which to use
“reducidos” is a participle and “reunidos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,470
- “reducidos” frequency rank
- #9,361
- “reunidos” frequency rank
- 24831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reducidos | reunidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de reducido, participio de reducir o de reducirse. | Forma del plural de reunido, participio de reunir o de reunirse. |
Where the eye mixes reducidos and reunidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reducidos runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against reunidos's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reducidos vs reunidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reducidos is [reð̞uˈsið̞os] while reunidos is [rewˈnið̞os]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reducidos is recorded at frequency rank #15,470, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reð̞uˈsið̞os]. reunidos is at rank #9,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [rewˈnið̞os].
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 24831, this pair ranks #239,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reducidos vs reunidos
Shared letters: deiorsu. Private to "reducidos": c. Private to "reunidos": n.
"reducidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "reunidos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reducidos" for "reunidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reducidos" vs "reunidos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reducidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reunidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reducidos" and "reunidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reñido vs reunidos". 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 #239,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.