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Which to use

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

#14,222
“reemplazado” frequency rank
#37,282
“reemplazan” frequency rank
51504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reemplazado reemplazan
Definition Participio de reemplazar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reemplazar.

Where the eye mixes reemplazado and reemplazan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reemplazado runs 11 letters (CVVCCCVCVCV) against reemplazan's 10 (CVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
reemplazado
10 ch
reemplazan

Why the eye confuses reemplazado with reemplazan

A purely visual mix-up. reemplazado ([reẽmplaˈsað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reemplazado is recorded at frequency rank #14,222, classified as averb, pronounced [reẽmplaˈsað̞o]. 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 51504, this pair ranks #97,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reemplazado vs reemplazan

Shared letters: aelmprz. Private to "reemplazado": do. Private to "reemplazan": n.

"reemplazado" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVCV  ·  "reemplazan" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reemplazado ← eremplazado · reemlpazado · reemmplazado · reempalzado · reemplaazdo · reemplazaddo · reemplazaod · reemplazdao
  • reemplazan ← eremplazan · reemlpazan · reemmplazan · reempalzan · reemplaazn · reemplazann · reemplazna · reemplazzan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reemplazado" and "reemplazan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reẽmplaˈsað̞o] versus [reẽmˈplasãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reemplazado" or "reemplazan"?
"reemplazado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,222 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

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  • Full dictionary entry for "reemplazado" 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 #97,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reemplazado" 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 #97,547 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