Which to use
“reflejen” is a verb and “reflejo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,820
- “reflejen” frequency rank
- #5,883
- “reflejo” frequency rank
- 49703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reflejen | reflejo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de reflejar. | Que ha sufrido una reflexión, que ha sido reflejado. |
Where the eye mixes reflejen and reflejo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reflejen vs reflejo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reflejen is [reˈflexẽn] while reflejo is [reˈflexo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reflejen is recorded at frequency rank #43,820, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈflexẽn]. reflejo is at rank #5,883, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reˈflexo].
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 49703, this pair ranks #107,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reflejen vs reflejo
Shared letters: efjlr. Private to "reflejen": n. Private to "reflejo": o.
"reflejen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "reflejo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reflejen" for "reflejo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reflejen" vs "reflejo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reflejen" and "reflejo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reflejen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reflejo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reflejen" and "reflejo" 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 #107,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.