reímosvsreunimosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,038
“reímos” frequency rank
#17,536
“reunimos” frequency rank
42574
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reímos reunimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de reír o de reírse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de reunir.

Where the eye mixes reímos and reunimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reímos runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against reunimos's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
reímos
8 ch
reunimos

Look-alike desk: reímos vs reunimos

A purely visual mix-up. reímos ([reˈimos]) and reunimos ([rewˈnimos]) 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 42574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reímos is recorded at frequency rank #25,038, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈimos]. reunimos is at rank #17,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [rewˈnimos].

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 42574, this pair ranks #147,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reímos vs reunimos

Shared letters: emors. Private to "reímos": í. Private to "reunimos": inu.

"reímos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "reunimos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reunimos ← erunimos · renuimos · reuinmos · reunimmos · reunimoss · reunimso · reunioms · reunmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reímos" and "reunimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈimos] versus [rewˈnimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reímos" or "reunimos" show up more?
"reunimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,536 in our Spanish list, against #25,038 for "reímos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reímos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reunimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #147,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reímos" and "reunimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reímos vs Reinoso". 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 #147,450 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