reflejanvsreflejenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,708
“reflejan” frequency rank
#43,820
“reflejen” frequency rank
52528
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reflejan reflejen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reflejar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de reflejar.

Where the eye mixes reflejan and reflejen

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

8 ch
reflejan
8 ch
reflejen

Look-alike desk: reflejan vs reflejen

A purely visual mix-up. reflejan ([reˈflexãn]) and reflejen ([reˈflexẽn]) 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 - a in “reflejan” becomes e in “reflejen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reflejan is recorded at frequency rank #8,708, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈflexãn]. reflejen is at rank #43,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈflexẽn].

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 52528, this pair ranks #92,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reflejan vs reflejen

Shared letters: efjlnr. Private to "reflejan": a. Private to "reflejen": -.

"reflejan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "reflejen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reflejanerflejan · refeljan · refflejan · refleajn · reflejann · reflejjan · reflejna · refljean
  • reflejenerflejen · refeljen · refflejen · refleejn · reflejenn · reflejjen · reflejne · refljeen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reflejan" and "reflejen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈflexãn] versus [reˈflexẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reflejan" vs "reflejen" - which ranks higher?
"reflejan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,708 in our Spanish list, against #43,820 for "reflejen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reflejan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reflejen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #92,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reflejan" and "reflejen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refleje vs reflejen". 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 #92,254 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