Which to use
“ready” is an adjective and “recado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,166
- “ready” frequency rank
- #31,086
- “recado” frequency rank
- 53252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ready | recado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Listo, preparado. | Acción o efecto de recadar. |
Where the eye mixes ready and recado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ready with recado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ready is /ˈɹɛd.i/ while recado is [reˈkað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ready is recorded at frequency rank #22,166, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɹɛd.i/. recado is at rank #31,086, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkað̞o].
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 53252, this pair ranks #88,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ready vs recado
Shared letters: ader. Private to "ready": y. Private to "recado": co.
"ready" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "recado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ready" for "recado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ready" vs "recado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ready" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ready" and "recado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recado vs regado". 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 #88,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.