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Which to use

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

#17,803
“reemplaza” frequency rank
#7,621
“reemplazar” frequency rank
25424
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reemplaza reemplazar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reemplazar. Poner una cosa o persona en lugar de otra.

Where the eye mixes reemplaza and reemplazar

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

9 ch
reemplaza
10 ch
reemplazar

Look-alike desk: reemplaza vs reemplazar

A purely visual mix-up. reemplaza ([reẽmˈplasa]) and reemplazar ([reẽmplaˈsaɾ]) 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 “reemplazar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25424, 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]. reemplazar is at rank #7,621, tagged as averb, pronounced [reẽmplaˈsaɾ].

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 25424, this pair ranks #236,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reemplaza vs reemplazar

Shared letters: aelmprz. Private to "reemplaza": -. Private to "reemplazar": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reemplaza ← eremplaza · reemlpaza · reemmplaza · reempalza · reemplaaz · reemplazza · reempllaza · reemplzaa
  • reemplazar ← eremplazar · reemlpazar · reemmplazar · reempalzar · reemplaazr · reemplazarr · reemplazra · reemplazzar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reemplaza" and "reemplazar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reẽmˈplasa] versus [reẽmplaˈsaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reemplaza" vs "reemplazar" - which ranks higher?
"reemplazar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,621 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 "reemplazar" 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 "reemplazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #236,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reemplaza" and "reemplazar" 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 #236,502 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