reflejadovsrelevadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,778
“reflejado” frequency rank
#38,347
“relevado” frequency rank
52125
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reflejado relevado
Definition Participio de reflejar. Participio de relevar.

Where the eye mixes reflejado and relevado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reflejado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against relevado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
reflejado
8 ch
relevado

Visual trap between reflejado and relevado

A purely visual mix-up. reflejado ([refleˈxað̞o]) and relevado ([releˈβ̞að̞o]) 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 52125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reflejado is recorded at frequency rank #13,778, classified as averb, pronounced [refleˈxað̞o]. relevado is at rank #38,347, tagged as averb, pronounced [releˈβ̞að̞o].

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 52125, this pair ranks #94,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reflejado vs relevado

Shared letters: adelor. Private to "reflejado": fj. Private to "relevado": v.

"reflejado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "relevado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reflejado ← erflejado · refeljado · refflejado · refleajdo · reflejaddo · reflejaod · reflejdao · reflejjado
  • relevado ← erlevado · reelvado · releavdo · relebado · relevaddo · relevaod · relevdao · relevvado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reflejado" for "relevado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([refleˈxað̞o] versus [releˈβ̞að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reflejado" vs "relevado" - which ranks higher?
"reflejado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,778 in our Spanish list, against #38,347 for "relevado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "reflejado" and "relevado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reflejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relevado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reflejado" and "relevado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relegada vs relevado". 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 #94,237 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