reídovsreunidoTell them apart

Which to use

“reído” and “reunido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,993
“reído” frequency rank
#6,114
“reunido” frequency rank
33107
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reído reunido
Definition Participio de reír o de reírse. Participio de reunir o de reunirse.

Where the eye mixes reído and reunido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against reunido's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
reído
7 ch
reunido

Visual trap between reído and reunido

A purely visual mix-up. reído ([reˈið̞o]) and reunido ([rewˈnið̞o]) 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 33107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reído is recorded at frequency rank #26,993, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈið̞o]. reunido is at rank #6,114, tagged as averb, pronounced [rewˈnið̞o].

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 33107, this pair ranks #198,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reído vs reunido

Shared letters: deor. Private to "reído": í. Private to "reunido": inu.

"reído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "reunido" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reunidoerunido · renuido · reuindo · reundio · reuniddo · reuniod · reunnido · rreunido

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reído" for "reunido" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈið̞o] versus [rewˈnið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reído" or "reunido"?
"reunido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,114 in our Spanish list, against #26,993 for "reído". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "reído" and "reunido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reunido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reído" and "reunido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reído vs rengo". 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 #198,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list