Which to use
“recados” and “recreos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,776
- “recados” frequency rank
- #49,890
- “recreos” frequency rank
- 96666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recados | recreos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de recado. | Forma del plural de recreo. |
Where the eye mixes recados and recreos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recados (CVCVCVC) and recreos (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recados vs recreos
A purely visual mix-up. recados ([reˈkað̞os]) and recreos ([reˈkɾeos]) 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 96666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recados is recorded at frequency rank #46,776, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈkað̞os]. recreos is at rank #49,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkɾeos].
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 96666, this pair ranks #299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recados vs recreos
Shared letters: ceors. Private to "recados": ad. Private to "recreos": -.
"recados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recreos" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recados" and "recreos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recreos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recados" and "recreos" 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 #299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.