Which to use
“reprimida” is a participle and “reprimió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,853
- “reprimida” frequency rank
- #46,181
- “reprimió” frequency rank
- 79034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprimida | reprimió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de reprimido, participio 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 reprimida and reprimió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reprimida runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against reprimió's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reprimida with reprimió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reprimida is [repɾiˈmið̞a] while reprimió is [repɾiˈmjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprimida is recorded at frequency rank #32,853, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [repɾiˈmið̞a]. 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 79034, this pair ranks #13,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reprimida vs reprimió
Shared letters: eimpr. Private to "reprimida": ad. Private to "reprimió": ó.
"reprimida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "reprimió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reprimida ← erprimida · repirmida · repprimida · repriimda · reprimdia · reprimiad · reprimidda · reprimmida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reprimida" for "reprimió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reprimida" or "reprimió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reprimida" and "reprimió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprimida" 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 #13,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprimida" 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 #13,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.