Which to use
“rebaños” and “recados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,372
- “rebaños” frequency rank
- #46,776
- “recados” frequency rank
- 79148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebaños | recados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de rebaño. | Forma del plural de recado. |
Where the eye mixes rebaños and recados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rebaños and recados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rebaños vs recados
A purely visual mix-up. rebaños ([reˈβ̞aɲos]) and recados ([reˈkað̞os]) 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 79148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rebaños is recorded at frequency rank #32,372, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞aɲos]. recados is at rank #46,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkað̞os].
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 79148, this pair ranks #13,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rebaños vs recados
Shared letters: aeors. Private to "rebaños": bñ. Private to "recados": cd.
"rebaños" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recados ← ercados · reacdos · recaddos · recadoss · recadso · recaods · reccados · recdaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rebaños" for "recados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rebaños" vs "recados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebaños" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebaños" and "recados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recados 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 #13,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.