Which to use
“reformado” is a verb and “reforzados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,960
- “reformado” frequency rank
- #41,592
- “reforzados” frequency rank
- 60552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reformado | reforzados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reformar. | Forma del plural de reforzado, participio de reforzar. |
Where the eye mixes reformado and reforzados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reformado runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against reforzados's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reformado with reforzados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reformado is [refoɾˈmað̞o] while reforzados is [refoɾˈsað̞os]. 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 participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reformado is recorded at frequency rank #18,960, classified as averb, pronounced [refoɾˈmað̞o]. reforzados is at rank #41,592, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [refoɾˈsað̞os].
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 60552, this pair ranks #58,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reformado vs reforzados
Shared letters: adefor. Private to "reformado": m. Private to "reforzados": sz.
"reformado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "reforzados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reformado ← erformado · refformado · refomrado · reforamdo · reformaddo · reformaod · reformdao · reformmado
- reforzados ← erforzados · refforzados · reforazdos · reforrzados · reforzaddos · reforzadoss · reforzadso · reforzaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reformado" and "reforzados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reformado" or "reforzados"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reformado" and "reforzados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reformado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reforzados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reformado" and "reforzados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reforzadas vs reforzados". 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 #58,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.