reflejadavsrelegadaWhich spelling fits?

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

#18,371
“reflejada” frequency rank
#48,038
“relegada” frequency rank
66409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reflejada relegada
Definition Forma del femenino de reflejado, participio de reflejar. Forma del femenino de relegado, participio de relegar.

Where the eye mixes reflejada and relegada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
reflejada
8 ch
relegada

Visual trap between reflejada and relegada

A purely visual mix-up. reflejada ([refleˈxað̞a]) and relegada ([releˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 66409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reflejada is recorded at frequency rank #18,371, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [refleˈxað̞a]. relegada is at rank #48,038, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [releˈɣ̞að̞a].

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 66409, this pair ranks #39,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reflejada vs relegada

Shared letters: adelr. Private to "reflejada": fj. Private to "relegada": g.

"reflejada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "relegada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reflejadaerflejada · refeljada · refflejada · refleajda · reflejaad · reflejadda · reflejdaa · reflejjada
  • relegadaerlegada · reelgada · releagda · relegaad · relegadda · relegdaa · releggada · relgeada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reflejada" and "relegada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([refleˈxað̞a] versus [releˈɣ̞að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reflejada" vs "relegada" - which ranks higher?
"reflejada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,371 in our Spanish list, against #48,038 for "relegada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reflejada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relegada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reflejada" and "relegada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relegada vs relegados". 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 #39,968 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