reuníanvsreunidasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#24,631
“reunían” frequency rank
#20,187
“reunidas” frequency rank
44818
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes reunían and reunidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reunían runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against reunidas's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
reunían
8 ch
reunidas

Look-alike desk: reunían vs reunidas

A purely visual mix-up. reunían ([rewˈniãn]) and reunidas ([rewˈnið̞as]) 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 44818, 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]. reunidas is at rank #20,187, tagged as averb, pronounced [rewˈnið̞as].

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 44818, this pair ranks #134,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reunían vs reunidas

Shared letters: aenru. Private to "reunían": í. Private to "reunidas": dis.

"reunían" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "reunidas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reunidas ← erunidas · renuidas · reuindas · reundias · reuniads · reunidass · reuniddas · reunidsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reunían" and "reunidas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rewˈniãn] versus [rewˈnið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reunían" or "reunidas" show up more?
"reunidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,187 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 "reunidas" 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 "reunidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #134,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reunían" and "reunidas" 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 #134,947 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