Which to use
“recae” is a verb and “rectas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,440
- “recae” frequency rank
- #21,130
- “rectas” frequency rank
- 37570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recae | rectas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recaer. | Forma del femenino plural de recto. |
Where the eye mixes recae and rectas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recae and rectas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recae is [reˈkae] while rectas is [ˈrekt̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recae is recorded at frequency rank #16,440, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkae]. rectas is at rank #21,130, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈrekt̪as].
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 37570, this pair ranks #174,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recae vs rectas
Shared letters: acer. Private to "recae": -. Private to "rectas": st.
"recae" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rectas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recae" and "rectas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recae" or "rectas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recae" and "rectas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rectas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recae" and "rectas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recae vs relaje". 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 #174,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.