reinadovsreinoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reinado is a verb, reino is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reinado” is a verb and “reino” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,580
“reinado” frequency rank
#1,153
“reino” frequency rank
9733
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reinado reino
Definition Participio de reinar. Estado gobernado o encabezado por un rey o reina.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reinado and reino apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
reinado
5 ch
reino

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reinado is [rejˈnað̞o] while reino is [ˈrejno]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reinado is recorded at frequency rank #8,580, classified as averb, pronounced [rejˈnað̞o]. reino is at rank #1,153, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrejno].

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 9733, this pair ranks #300,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reinado vs reino

Shared letters: einor. Private to "reinado": ad. Private to "reino": -.

"reinado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "reino" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reinadoerinado · reiando · reinaddo · reinaod · reindao · reinnado · reniado · rienado
  • reinoerino · reinno · reion · renio · rieno · rreino

Frequency comparison

reinado#8,580
reino#1,153

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reinado" and "reino" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reinado" is a verb and "reino" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reinado" or "reino"?
"reino" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,153 in our Spanish list, against #8,580 for "reinado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reinado vs reino

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “reinado”; for a noun, it's “reino”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reinado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list