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Which to use

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

#17,803
“reemplaza” frequency rank
#14,222
“reemplazado” frequency rank
32025
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reemplaza reemplazado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reemplazar. Participio de reemplazar.

Where the eye mixes reemplaza and reemplazado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reemplaza runs 9 letters (CVVCCCVCV) against reemplazado's 11 (CVVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
reemplaza
11 ch
reemplazado

Visual trap between reemplaza and reemplazado

A purely visual mix-up. reemplaza ([reẽmˈplasa]) and reemplazado ([reẽmplaˈsað̞o]) 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) - “reemplaza” sits inside “reemplazado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reemplaza is recorded at frequency rank #17,803, classified as averb, pronounced [reẽmˈplasa]. reemplazado is at rank #14,222, tagged as averb, pronounced [reẽmplaˈsað̞o].

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 32025, this pair ranks #204,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reemplaza vs reemplazado

Shared letters: aelmprz. Private to "reemplaza": -. Private to "reemplazado": do.

"reemplaza" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVCV  ·  "reemplazado" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reemplaza ← eremplaza · reemlpaza · reemmplaza · reempalza · reemplaaz · reemplazza · reempllaza · reemplzaa
  • reemplazado ← eremplazado · reemlpazado · reemmplazado · reempalzado · reemplaazdo · reemplazaddo · reemplazaod · reemplazdao

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reemplaza" and "reemplazado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reẽmˈplasa] versus [reẽmplaˈsað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reemplaza" vs "reemplazado" - which ranks higher?
"reemplazado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,222 in our Spanish list, against #17,803 for "reemplaza". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reemplaza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reemplazado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reemplaza" and "reemplazado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reemplaza vs reemplazos". 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 #204,128 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