Which to use
“reformado” and “retomado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,960
- “reformado” frequency rank
- #42,129
- “retomado” frequency rank
- 61089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reformado | retomado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reformar. | Participio de retomar. |
Where the eye mixes reformado and retomado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reformado runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against retomado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reformado and retomado
A purely visual mix-up. reformado ([refoɾˈmað̞o]) and retomado ([ret̪oˈmað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61089, 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]. retomado is at rank #42,129, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪oˈmað̞o].
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 61089, this pair ranks #56,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reformado vs retomado
Shared letters: ademor. Private to "reformado": f. Private to "retomado": t.
"reformado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "retomado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reformado" and "retomado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reformado" or "retomado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reformado" and "retomado" 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 "retomado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reformado" and "retomado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retomado vs retoman". 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 #56,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.