Which to use
“recado” and “regazo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,086
- “recado” frequency rank
- #24,625
- “regazo” frequency rank
- 55711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recado | regazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recadar. | Cavidad que forma, entre la cintura y las rodillas, la falda de una persona sentada. |
Where the eye mixes recado and regazo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recado and regazo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recado with regazo
A purely visual mix-up. recado ([reˈkað̞o]) and regazo ([reˈɣ̞aso]) 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 55711, 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]. regazo is at rank #24,625, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞aso].
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 55711, this pair ranks #77,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recado vs regazo
Shared letters: aeor. Private to "recado": cd. Private to "regazo": gz.
"recado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "regazo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recado" for "regazo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recado" or "regazo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recado" and "regazo" 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 "regazo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recado" and "regazo" 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 #77,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.