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“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.

8 ch
reprimen
8 ch
reprimió

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?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpɾimẽn] versus [repɾiˈmjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reprimen" vs "reprimió" - which ranks higher?
"reprimen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,975 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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list