reuníanvsreunidaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,631
“reunían” frequency rank
#21,478
“reunida” frequency rank
46109
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reunían reunida
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reunir. Forma del femenino de reunido, participio de reunir o de reunirse.

Where the eye mixes reunían and reunida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
reunían
7 ch
reunida

Why the eye confuses reunían with reunida

A purely visual mix-up. reunían ([rewˈniãn]) and reunida ([rewˈnið̞a]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reunían is recorded at frequency rank #24,631, classified as averb, pronounced [rewˈniãn]. reunida is at rank #21,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [rewˈnið̞a].

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 46109, this pair ranks #127,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reunían vs reunida

Shared letters: aenru. Private to "reunían": í. Private to "reunida": di.

"reunían" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "reunida" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reunidaerunida · renuida · reuinda · reundia · reuniad · reunidda · reunnida · rreunida

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reunían" and "reunida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rewˈniãn] versus [rewˈnið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reunían" vs "reunida" - which ranks higher?
"reunida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,478 in our Spanish list, against #24,631 for "reunían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "reunían" and "reunida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reunían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reunida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reunían" and "reunida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refugian vs reunían". 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 #127,613 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