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

#35,219
“recauda” frequency rank
#20,176
“recaudado” frequency rank
55395
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recauda recaudado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recaudar. Participio de recaudar.

Where the eye mixes recauda and recaudado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
recauda
9 ch
recaudado

Why the eye confuses recauda with recaudado

A purely visual mix-up. recauda ([reˈkawð̞a]) and recaudado ([rekawˈð̞að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “recauda” sits inside “recaudado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recauda is recorded at frequency rank #35,219, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkawð̞a]. recaudado is at rank #20,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekawˈð̞að̞o].

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 55395, this pair ranks #79,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recauda vs recaudado

Shared letters: acderu. Private to "recauda": -. Private to "recaudado": o.

"recauda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "recaudado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recaudaercauda · rceauda · reacuda · recadua · recauad · recaudda · reccauda · recuada
  • recaudadoercaudado · rceaudado · reacudado · recaduado · recauaddo · recaudaddo · recaudaod · recauddado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recauda" for "recaudado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkawð̞a] versus [rekawˈð̞að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recauda" or "recaudado"?
"recaudado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,176 in our Spanish list, against #35,219 for "recauda". 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 "recauda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recaudado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recauda" and "recaudado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recauda vs recaudan". 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 #79,107 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