Which to use
“refri” and “rei” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,660
- “refri” frequency rank
- #14,940
- “rei” frequency rank
- 57600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refri | rei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Refrigerador. | Grafía obsoleta de rey. |
Where the eye mixes refri and rei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refri and rei
A purely visual mix-up. refri ([ˈrefɾi]) and rei ([ˈrej]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refri is recorded at frequency rank #42,660, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrefɾi]. rei is at rank #14,940, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrej].
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 57600, this pair ranks #69,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refri vs rei
Shared letters: eir. Private to "refri": f. Private to "rei": -.
"refri" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refri ← erfri · reffri · refir · refrri · rerfi · rferi · rrefri
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refri" and "rei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "refri" or "rei" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refri" and "rei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refri vs reiki". 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 #69,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.