Which to use
“recado” and “recaída” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,086
- “recado” frequency rank
- #35,220
- “recaída” frequency rank
- 66306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recado | recaída |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recadar. | Acción o efecto de recaer. |
Where the eye mixes recado and recaída
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against recaída's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recado with recaída
A purely visual mix-up. recado ([reˈkað̞o]) and recaída ([rekaˈið̞a]) 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 66306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recado is recorded at frequency rank #31,086, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈkað̞o]. recaída is at rank #35,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rekaˈið̞a].
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 66306, this pair ranks #40,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recado vs recaída
Shared letters: acder. Private to "recado": o. Private to "recaída": í.
"recado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recaída" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recado ← ercado · reacdo · recaddo · recaod · reccado · recdao · rrecado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recado" for "recaída" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recado" or "recaída"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recado" and "recaída" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recaída" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recado" and "recaída" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recaída vs recaudan". 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 #40,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.