Which to use
“restan” and “reúnan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,764
- “restan” frequency rank
- #25,797
- “reúnan” frequency rank
- 53561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | restan | reúnan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de restar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de reunir. |
Where the eye mixes restan and reúnan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. restan (CVCCVC) and reúnan (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses restan with reúnan
A purely visual mix-up. restan ([ˈrest̪ãn]) and reúnan ([reˈunãn]) 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 53561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
restan is recorded at frequency rank #27,764, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrest̪ãn]. reúnan is at rank #25,797, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈunãn].
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 53561, this pair ranks #87,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of restan vs reúnan
Shared letters: aenr. Private to "restan": st. Private to "reúnan": ú.
"restan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "reúnan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- restan ← erstan · resatn · resstan · restann · restna · resttan · retsan · rrestan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "restan" and "reúnan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "restan" or "reúnan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "restan" and "reúnan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "restan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reúnan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "restan" and "reúnan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasta vs restan". 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 #87,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.