recalcavsremarcaTell them apart

Which to use

“recalca” and “remarca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,957
“recalca” frequency rank
#44,410
“remarca” frequency rank
84367
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recalca remarca
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recalcar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remarcar.

Where the eye mixes recalca and remarca

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
recalca
7 ch
remarca

Why the eye confuses recalca with remarca

A purely visual mix-up. recalca ([reˈkalka]) and remarca ([reˈmaɾka]) 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 84367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recalca is recorded at frequency rank #39,957, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkalka]. remarca is at rank #44,410, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈmaɾka].

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 84367, this pair ranks #7,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recalca vs remarca

Shared letters: acer. Private to "recalca": l. Private to "remarca": m.

"recalca" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "remarca" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recalcaercalca · rcealca · reaclca · recacla · recalac · recalcca · recallca · reccalca
  • remarcaermarca · reamrca · remacra · remarac · remarcca · remarrca · remmarca · remraca

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recalca" and "remarca" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkalka] versus [reˈmaɾka]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recalca" vs "remarca" - which ranks higher?
"recalca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,957 in our Spanish list, against #44,410 for "remarca". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "recalca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remarca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recalca" and "remarca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remarca vs remarcar". 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 #7,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list