Which to use
“reprimen” and “reprimió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,975
- “reprimen” frequency rank
- #46,181
- “reprimió” frequency rank
- 91156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprimen | reprimió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 reprimen and reprimió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reprimen (CVCCVCVC) and reprimió (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: reprimen vs reprimió
A purely visual mix-up. reprimen ([reˈpɾimẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprimen is recorded at frequency rank #44,975, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpɾimẽn]. 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 91156, this pair ranks #2,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reprimen vs reprimió
Shared letters: eimpr. Private to "reprimen": n. Private to "reprimió": ó.
"reprimen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "reprimió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reprimen ← erprimen · repirmen · repprimen · repriemn · reprimenn · reprimmen · reprimne · reprmien
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reprimen" and "reprimió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reprimen" vs "reprimió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprimen" 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 #2,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprimen" and "reprimió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprimen vs reprimenda". 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 #2,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.