Which to use
“refleja” is a noun and “rellena” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,456
- “refleja” frequency rank
- #22,487
- “rellena” frequency rank
- 26943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refleja | rellena |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reflexión (acción o efecto de reflexionar). | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rellenar. |
Where the eye mixes refleja and rellena
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refleja with rellena
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: refleja is [reˈflexa] while rellena is [reˈʝena]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refleja is recorded at frequency rank #4,456, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈflexa]. rellena is at rank #22,487, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈʝena].
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 26943, this pair ranks #229,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refleja vs rellena
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "refleja": fj. Private to "rellena": n.
"refleja" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "rellena" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refleja" and "rellena" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "refleja" or "rellena" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "refleja" and "rellena" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refleja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rellena" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refleja" and "rellena" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rellena vs Requena". 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 #229,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.