Which to use
“resume” and “reúne” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,531
- “resume” frequency rank
- #5,886
- “reúne” frequency rank
- 15417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resume | reúne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resumir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reunir. |
Where the eye mixes resume and reúne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. resume runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reúne's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses resume with reúne
A purely visual mix-up. resume ([reˈsume]) and reúne ([reˈune]) 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 15417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resume is recorded at frequency rank #9,531, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsume]. reúne is at rank #5,886, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈune].
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 15417, this pair ranks #280,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resume vs reúne
Shared letters: er. Private to "resume": msu. Private to "reúne": nú.
"resume" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reúne" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resume ← ersume · resmue · ressume · resuem · resumme · reusme · rresume · rseume
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resume" for "reúne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "resume" or "reúne"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "resume" and "reúne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "resume" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reúne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resume" and "reúne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resume vs resumo". 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 #280,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.