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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.

7 ch
refleje
8 ch
reflejen

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

  • refleje ← erfleje · refelje · reffleje · refleej · reflejje · refljee · reflleje · relfeje
  • reflejen ← erflejen · refeljen · refflejen · refleejn · reflejenn · reflejjen · reflejne · refljeen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "refleje" and "reflejen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈflexe] versus [reˈflexẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "refleje" or "reflejen" show up more?
"refleje" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,524 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list