Which to use
“recorded” and “resorted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,227
- “recorded” frequency rank
- #21,638
- “resorted” frequency rank
- 23865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorded | resorted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of record | simple past and past participle of resort |
Letter map: recorded vs resorted
Shared letters muted; letters that set recorded and resorted apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: recorded and resorted
recorded and resorted are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorded is recorded at frequency rank #2,227, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈkɔːdɪd/. resorted is at rank #21,638, tagged as averb.
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 23865, this pair ranks #406,167 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recorded vs resorted
Shared letters: deor. Private to "recorded": c. Private to "resorted": st.
"recorded" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resorted" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recorded" and "resorted" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recorded" or "resorted"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "recorded" and "resorted".
- Full dictionary entry for "recorded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resorted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,167 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorded" and "resorted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resorted vs retorted". 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 #406,167 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.