Which to use
“refuta” and “reúna” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,563
- “refuta” frequency rank
- #24,634
- “reúna” frequency rank
- 70197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refuta | reúna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de refutar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de reunir. |
Where the eye mixes refuta and reúna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. refuta runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reúna's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses refuta with reúna
A purely visual mix-up. refuta ([reˈfut̪a]) and reúna ([reˈuna]) 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 70197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refuta is recorded at frequency rank #45,563, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈfut̪a]. reúna is at rank #24,634, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈuna].
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 70197, this pair ranks #30,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refuta vs reúna
Shared letters: aer. Private to "refuta": ftu. Private to "reúna": nú.
"refuta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reúna" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refuta ← erfuta · reffuta · reftua · refuat · refutta · reufta · rfeuta · rrefuta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refuta" and "reúna" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "refuta" vs "reúna" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refuta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reúna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refuta" and "reúna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebota vs refuta". 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 #30,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.