Which to use
“record” and “resort” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #625
- “record” frequency rank
- #3,841
- “resort” frequency rank
- 4466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | record | resort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium. | A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment. |
Where the eye mixes record and resort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: record vs resort
A purely visual mix-up. record (/ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/) and resort (/ɹɪˈzɔːt/) 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 4466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
record is recorded at frequency rank #625, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/. resort is at rank #3,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈzɔːt/.
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 4466, this pair ranks #518,831 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of record vs resort
Shared letters: eor. Private to "record": cd. Private to "resort": st.
"record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "resort" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "record" and "resort" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "record" or "resort" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "record" and "resort" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "record" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #518,831 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "record" and "resort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "record vs recur". 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 #518,831 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.