Which to use
“reunía” and “reunían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,034
- “reunía” frequency rank
- #24,631
- “reunían” frequency rank
- 49665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reunía | reunían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reunir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reunir. |
Where the eye mixes reunía and reunían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reunía runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against reunían's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reunía with reunían
A purely visual mix-up. reunía ([rewˈnia]) and reunían ([rewˈniãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “reunía” sits inside “reunían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reunía is recorded at frequency rank #25,034, classified as averb, pronounced [rewˈnia]. reunían is at rank #24,631, tagged as averb, pronounced [rewˈniãn].
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 49665, this pair ranks #107,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reunía vs reunían
Shared letters: aenruí. Private to "reunía": -. Private to "reunían": -.
"reunía" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "reunían" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reunía" for "reunían" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reunía" vs "reunían" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "reunía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reunían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reunía" and "reunían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refugian vs reunían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #107,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.