recaudavsrecaudosConfusable pair

Quick tell: recauda is a verb, recaudos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recauda” is a verb and “recaudos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,219
“recauda” frequency rank
#44,401
“recaudos” frequency rank
79620
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recauda recaudos
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recaudar. Forma del plural de recaudo.

Where the eye mixes recauda and recaudos

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

7 ch
recauda
8 ch
recaudos

Look-alike desk: recauda vs recaudos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recauda is [reˈkawð̞a] while recaudos is [reˈkawð̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79620, 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]. 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 79620, this pair ranks #12,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recauda vs recaudos

Shared letters: acderu. Private to "recauda": -. Private to "recaudos": os.

"recauda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "recaudos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recaudaercauda · rceauda · reacuda · recadua · recauad · recaudda · reccauda · recuada
  • recaudosercaudos · rceaudos · reacudos · recaduos · recauddos · recaudoss · recaudso · recauods

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recauda" for "recaudos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recauda" is a verb and "recaudos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recauda" or "recaudos" show up more?
"recauda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,219 in our Spanish list, against #44,401 for "recaudos". 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 "recaudos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recauda" and "recaudos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recaudan vs recaudos". 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 #12,739 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