Which to use
“reiterado” is a verb and “reiterados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,312
- “reiterado” frequency rank
- #41,598
- “reiterados” frequency rank
- 74910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reiterado | reiterados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reiterar. | Forma del plural de reiterado, participio de reiterar. |
Where the eye mixes reiterado and reiterados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reiterado runs 9 letters (CVVCVCVCV) against reiterados's 10 (CVVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reiterado with reiterados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reiterado is [rejt̪eˈɾað̞o] while reiterados is [rejt̪eˈɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reiterado” sits inside “reiterados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reiterado is recorded at frequency rank #33,312, classified as averb, pronounced [rejt̪eˈɾað̞o]. reiterados is at rank #41,598, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rejt̪eˈɾað̞os].
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 74910, this pair ranks #20,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reiterado vs reiterados
Shared letters: adeiort. Private to "reiterado": -. Private to "reiterados": s.
"reiterado" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCV · "reiterados" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reiterado ← eriterado · reietrado · reiteardo · reiteraddo · reiteraod · reiterdao · reiterrado · reitreado
- reiterados ← eriterados · reietrados · reiteardos · reiteraddos · reiteradoss · reiteradso · reiteraods · reiterdaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reiterado" and "reiterados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reiterado" or "reiterados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reiterado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reiterados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reiterado" and "reiterados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reiterada vs reiterados". 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 #20,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.