Which to use
“Recalde” is a name and “recordé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,251
- “Recalde” frequency rank
- #14,935
- “recordé” frequency rank
- 51186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Recalde | recordé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes Recalde and recordé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Recalde vs recordé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Recalde is [reˈkal̪d̪e] while recordé is [rekoɾˈð̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Recalde is recorded at frequency rank #36,251, classified as aname, pronounced [reˈkal̪d̪e]. recordé is at rank #14,935, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞e].
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 51186, this pair ranks #99,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Recalde vs recordé
Shared letters: cder. Private to "Recalde": al. Private to "recordé": oé.
"Recalde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Recalde ← ercalde · rcealde · reaclde · recadle · recaldde · recaled · recallde · reccalde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Recalde" and "recordé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Recalde" vs "recordé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Recalde" and "recordé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Recalde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recordé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Recalde" and "recordé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recalca vs Recalde". 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 #99,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.