reproducidavsreproducidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reproducida is a participle, reproducido is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reproducida” is a participle and “reproducido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,855
“reproducida” frequency rank
#21,472
“reproducido” frequency rank
54327
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reproducida reproducido
Definition Forma del femenino de reproducido, participio de reproducir o de reproducirse. Participio de reproducir o de reproducirse.

Where the eye mixes reproducida and reproducido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. reproducida and reproducido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
reproducida
11 ch
reproducido

Why the eye confuses reproducida with reproducido

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reproducida is [repɾoð̞uˈsið̞a] while reproducido is [repɾoð̞uˈsið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “reproducida” becomes o in “reproducido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reproducida is recorded at frequency rank #32,855, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [repɾoð̞uˈsið̞a]. reproducido is at rank #21,472, tagged as averb, pronounced [repɾoð̞uˈsið̞o].

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 54327, this pair ranks #83,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reproducida vs reproducido

Shared letters: cdeiopru. Private to "reproducida": a. Private to "reproducido": -.

"reproducida" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV  ·  "reproducido" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reproducida ← erproducida · reporducida · repproducida · reprdoucida · reprodcuida · reprodducida · reproduccida · reproducdia
  • reproducido ← erproducido · reporducido · repproducido · reprdoucido · reprodcuido · reprodducido · reproduccido · reproducdio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reproducida" for "reproducido" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reproducida" is a participle and "reproducido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reproducida" or "reproducido"?
"reproducido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,472 in our Spanish list, against #32,855 for "reproducida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reproducida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reproducido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reproducida" and "reproducido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reproducido vs reproducimos". 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 #83,844 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