restablecevsrestablecióWhich spelling fits?

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“restablece” and “restableció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,580
“restablece” frequency rank
#37,302
“restableció” frequency rank
82882
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature restablece restableció
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de restablecer o de restablecerse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de restablecer o de restablecerse.

Where the eye mixes restablece and restableció

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. restablece runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against restableció's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
restablece
11 ch
restableció

Why the eye confuses restablece with restableció

A purely visual mix-up. restablece ([rest̪aˈβ̞lese]) and restableció ([rest̪aβ̞leˈsjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

restablece is recorded at frequency rank #45,580, classified as averb, pronounced [rest̪aˈβ̞lese]. restableció is at rank #37,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [rest̪aβ̞leˈsjo].

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 82882, this pair ranks #8,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of restablece vs restableció

Shared letters: abcelrst. Private to "restablece": -. Private to "restableció": ió.

"restablece" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "restableció" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • restablece ← erstablece · resatblece · resstablece · restabblece · restabelce · restablcee · restablecce · restableec

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "restablece" and "restableció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rest̪aˈβ̞lese] versus [rest̪aβ̞leˈsjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "restablece" or "restableció"?
"restableció" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,302 in our Spanish list, against #45,580 for "restablece". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "restablece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "restableció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "restablece" and "restableció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "restablecido vs restableció". 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 #8,745 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