Which to use
“recargo” and “recayó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,536
- “recargo” frequency rank
- #32,838
- “recayó” frequency rank
- 61374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recargo | recayó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recargar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recaer. |
Where the eye mixes recargo and recayó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recargo runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recayó's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recargo vs recayó
A purely visual mix-up. recargo ([reˈkaɾɣ̞o]) and recayó ([rekaˈʝo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recargo is recorded at frequency rank #28,536, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkaɾɣ̞o]. recayó is at rank #32,838, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekaˈʝo].
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 61374, this pair ranks #55,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recargo vs recayó
Shared letters: acer. Private to "recargo": go. Private to "recayó": yó.
"recargo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recayó" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recargo ← ercargo · rceargo · reacrgo · recagro · recarggo · recarog · recarrgo · reccargo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recargo" and "recayó" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recargo" or "recayó"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recargo" and "recayó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recargo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recayó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recargo" and "recayó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recayó 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 #55,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.