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Which to use

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

#17,803
“reemplaza” frequency rank
#37,282
“reemplazan” frequency rank
55085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reemplaza reemplazan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reemplazar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reemplazar.

Where the eye mixes reemplaza and reemplazan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reemplaza runs 9 letters (CVVCCCVCV) against reemplazan's 10 (CVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
reemplaza
10 ch
reemplazan

Look-alike desk: reemplaza vs reemplazan

A purely visual mix-up. reemplaza ([reẽmˈplasa]) and reemplazan ([reẽmˈplasãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “reemplaza” sits inside “reemplazan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55085, 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]. reemplazan is at rank #37,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [reẽmˈplasãn].

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 55085, this pair ranks #80,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reemplaza vs reemplazan

Shared letters: aelmprz. Private to "reemplaza": -. Private to "reemplazan": n.

"reemplaza" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVCV  ·  "reemplazan" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reemplaza ← eremplaza · reemlpaza · reemmplaza · reempalza · reemplaaz · reemplazza · reempllaza · reemplzaa
  • reemplazan ← eremplazan · reemlpazan · reemmplazan · reempalzan · reemplaazn · reemplazann · reemplazna · reemplazzan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reemplaza" and "reemplazan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reẽmˈplasa] versus [reẽmˈplasãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reemplaza" vs "reemplazan" - which ranks higher?
"reemplaza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,803 in our Spanish list, against #37,282 for "reemplazan". 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 "reemplazan" 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 "reemplazan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #80,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reemplaza" and "reemplazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reemplazan 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 #80,455 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