Which to use
“refiere” and “refieres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,748
- “refiere” frequency rank
- #8,866
- “refieres” frequency rank
- 10614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refiere | refieres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de referir o de referirse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de referir o de referirse. |
Where the eye mixes refiere and refieres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. refiere runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against refieres's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between refiere and refieres
A purely visual mix-up. refiere ([reˈfjeɾe]) and refieres ([reˈfjeɾes]) 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) - “refiere” sits inside “refieres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refiere is recorded at frequency rank #1,748, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈfjeɾe]. refieres is at rank #8,866, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈfjeɾes].
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 10614, this pair ranks #298,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of refiere vs refieres
Shared letters: efir. Private to "refiere": -. Private to "refieres": s.
"refiere" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "refieres" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refiere" and "refieres" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "refiere" vs "refieres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "refiere" and "refieres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refieres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refiere" and "refieres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refieres vs requieres". 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 #298,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.