Which to use
“refleje” and “reflejen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,524
- “refleje” frequency rank
- #43,820
- “reflejen” frequency rank
- 75344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refleje | reflejen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de reflejar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de reflejar. |
Where the eye mixes refleje and reflejen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. refleje runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against reflejen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: refleje vs reflejen
A purely visual mix-up. refleje ([reˈflexe]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “refleje” sits inside “reflejen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refleje is recorded at frequency rank #31,524, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈflexe]. 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 75344, this pair ranks #19,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refleje vs reflejen
Shared letters: efjlr. Private to "refleje": -. Private to "reflejen": n.
"refleje" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "reflejen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refleje" and "reflejen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "refleje" or "reflejen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refleje" 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 #19,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refleje" and "reflejen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refleje vs relaje". 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 #19,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.