reprimevsreprimióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,533
“reprime” frequency rank
#46,181
“reprimió” frequency rank
77714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reprime reprimió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reprimir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reprimir.

Where the eye mixes reprime and reprimió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
reprime
8 ch
reprimió

Look-alike desk: reprime vs reprimió

A purely visual mix-up. reprime ([reˈpɾime]) and reprimió ([repɾiˈmjo]) 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 77714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reprime is recorded at frequency rank #31,533, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpɾime]. reprimió is at rank #46,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [repɾiˈmjo].

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 77714, this pair ranks #15,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reprime vs reprimió

Shared letters: eimpr. Private to "reprime": -. Private to "reprimió": ó.

"reprime" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "reprimió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reprimeerprime · repirme · repprime · repriem · reprimme · reprmie · reprrime · rerpime

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reprime" for "reprimió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpɾime] versus [repɾiˈmjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reprime" or "reprimió"?
"reprime" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,533 in our Spanish list, against #46,181 for "reprimió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reprime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reprimió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reprime" and "reprimió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprimen vs reprimió". 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 #15,560 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