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

#45,549
“recargos” frequency rank
#44,401
“recaudos” frequency rank
89950
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recargos recaudos
Definition Forma del plural de recargo. Forma del plural de recaudo.

Where the eye mixes recargos and recaudos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
recargos
8 ch
recaudos

Look-alike desk: recargos vs recaudos

A purely visual mix-up. recargos ([reˈkaɾɣ̞os]) and recaudos ([reˈkawð̞os]) 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 89950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recargos is recorded at frequency rank #45,549, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈkaɾɣ̞os]. recaudos is at rank #44,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkawð̞os].

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 89950, this pair ranks #2,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recargos vs recaudos

Shared letters: aceors. Private to "recargos": g. Private to "recaudos": du.

"recargos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "recaudos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recargosercargos · rceargos · reacrgos · recagros · recarggos · recargoss · recargso · recarogs
  • recaudosercaudos · rceaudos · reacudos · recaduos · recauddos · recaudoss · recaudso · recauods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recargos" and "recaudos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkaɾɣ̞os] versus [reˈkawð̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recargos" vs "recaudos" - which ranks higher?
"recaudos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,401 in our Spanish list, against #45,549 for "recargos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recargos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recaudos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recargos" and "recaudos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recargos vs recreos". 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 #2,791 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