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“reemplazan” and “reemplazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,282
- “reemplazan” frequency rank
- #7,621
- “reemplazar” frequency rank
- 44903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reemplazan | reemplazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reemplazar. | Poner una cosa o persona en lugar de otra. |
Where the eye mixes reemplazan and reemplazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reemplazan and reemplazar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reemplazan vs reemplazar
A purely visual mix-up. reemplazan ([reẽmˈplasãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “reemplazan” becomes r in “reemplazar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reemplazan is recorded at frequency rank #37,282, classified as averb, pronounced [reẽmˈplasãn]. 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 44903, this pair ranks #134,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reemplazan vs reemplazar
Shared letters: aelmprz. Private to "reemplazan": n. Private to "reemplazar": -.
"reemplazan" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC · "reemplazar" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reemplazan ← eremplazan · reemlpazan · reemmplazan · reempalzan · reemplaazn · reemplazann · reemplazna · reemplazzan
- reemplazar ← eremplazar · reemlpazar · reemmplazar · reempalzar · reemplaazr · reemplazarr · reemplazra · reemplazzar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reemplazan" for "reemplazar" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reemplazan" 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 #134,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reemplazan" and "reemplazar" 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 #134,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.