Which to use
“reían” and “reinar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,823
- “reían” frequency rank
- #30,226
- “reinar” frequency rank
- 60049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reían | reinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reír o de reírse. | Regir un rey o príncipe un estado. |
Where the eye mixes reían and reinar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reían runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against reinar's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reían vs reinar
A purely visual mix-up. reían ([reˈiãn]) and reinar ([rejˈnaɾ]) 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 60049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reían is recorded at frequency rank #29,823, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈiãn]. reinar is at rank #30,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [rejˈnaɾ].
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 60049, this pair ranks #60,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reían vs reinar
Shared letters: aenr. Private to "reían": í. Private to "reinar": i.
"reían" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "reinar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reinar ← erinar · reianr · reinarr · reinnar · reinra · reniar · rienar · rreinar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reían" and "reinar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reían" or "reinar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reían" and "reinar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reinar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reían" and "reinar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reían vs rias". 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 #60,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.