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

#14,443
“reflejos” frequency rank
#22,169
“rellenos” frequency rank
36612
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reflejos rellenos
Definition Forma del plural de reflejo. Forma del plural de relleno.

Where the eye mixes reflejos and rellenos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
reflejos
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rellenos

Visual trap between reflejos and rellenos

A purely visual mix-up. reflejos ([reˈflexos]) and rellenos ([reˈʝenos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reflejos is recorded at frequency rank #14,443, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈflexos]. rellenos is at rank #22,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈʝenos].

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 36612, this pair ranks #179,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reflejos vs rellenos

Shared letters: elors. Private to "reflejos": fj. Private to "rellenos": n.

"reflejos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "rellenos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reflejoserflejos · refeljos · refflejos · reflejjos · reflejoss · reflejso · refleojs · refljeos
  • rellenoserllenos · relelnos · relenos · rellennos · rellenoss · rellenso · relleons · rellneos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reflejos" and "rellenos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈflexos] versus [reˈʝenos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reflejos" vs "rellenos" - which ranks higher?
"reflejos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,443 in our Spanish list, against #22,169 for "rellenos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reflejos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rellenos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #179,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reflejos" and "rellenos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reflejen vs reflejos". 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 #179,723 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