Which to use
“reprimido” is a verb and “reprimidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,629
- “reprimido” frequency rank
- #32,854
- “reprimidos” frequency rank
- 57483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprimido | reprimidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reprimir. | Forma del plural de reprimido, participio de reprimir. |
Where the eye mixes reprimido and reprimidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reprimido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against reprimidos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reprimido and reprimidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reprimido is [repɾiˈmið̞o] while reprimidos is [repɾiˈmið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reprimido” sits inside “reprimidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprimido is recorded at frequency rank #24,629, classified as averb, pronounced [repɾiˈmið̞o]. reprimidos is at rank #32,854, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [repɾiˈmið̞os].
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 57483, this pair ranks #70,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reprimido vs reprimidos
Shared letters: deimopr. Private to "reprimido": -. Private to "reprimidos": s.
"reprimido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "reprimidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reprimido ← erprimido · repirmido · repprimido · repriimdo · reprimdio · reprimiddo · reprimiod · reprimmido
- reprimidos ← erprimidos · repirmidos · repprimidos · repriimdos · reprimdios · reprimiddos · reprimidoss · reprimidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reprimido" for "reprimidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reprimido" or "reprimidos"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprimido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprimidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprimido" and "reprimidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprimidos 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 #70,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.