Which to use
“recados” and “retazos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,776
- “recados” frequency rank
- #43,838
- “retazos” frequency rank
- 90614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recados | retazos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de recado. | Forma del plural de retazo. |
Where the eye mixes recados and retazos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recados and retazos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recados with retazos
A purely visual mix-up. recados ([reˈkað̞os]) and retazos ([reˈt̪asos]) 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 90614, 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]. retazos is at rank #43,838, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈt̪asos].
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 90614, this pair ranks #2,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recados vs retazos
Shared letters: aeors. Private to "recados": cd. Private to "retazos": tz.
"recados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "retazos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recados" and "retazos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recados" or "retazos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retazos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recados" and "retazos" 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 #2,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.