Which to use
“recaída” is a noun and “recita” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,220
- “recaída” frequency rank
- #41,582
- “recita” frequency rank
- 76802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recaída | recita |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recaer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recitar. |
Where the eye mixes recaída and recita
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recaída runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against recita's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recaída and recita
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recaída is [rekaˈið̞a] while recita is [reˈsit̪a]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recaída is recorded at frequency rank #35,220, classified as anoun, pronounced [rekaˈið̞a]. recita is at rank #41,582, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsit̪a].
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 76802, this pair ranks #17,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recaída vs recita
Shared letters: acer. Private to "recaída": dí. Private to "recita": it.
"recaída" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "recita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recita ← ercita · rceita · reccita · reciat · recitta · rectia · reicta · resita
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recaída" for "recita" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recaída" vs "recita" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recaída" and "recita" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recaída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recaída" and "recita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recicla vs recita". 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 #17,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.