Which to use
“recaudado” and “retardado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,176
- “recaudado” frequency rank
- #40,519
- “retardado” frequency rank
- 60695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recaudado | retardado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de recaudar. | Participio de retardar. |
Where the eye mixes recaudado and retardado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recaudado (CVCVVCVCV) and retardado (CVCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recaudado vs retardado
A purely visual mix-up. recaudado ([rekawˈð̞að̞o]) and retardado ([ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o]) 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 60695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recaudado is recorded at frequency rank #20,176, classified as averb, pronounced [rekawˈð̞að̞o]. retardado is at rank #40,519, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o].
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 60695, this pair ranks #58,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recaudado vs retardado
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "recaudado": cu. Private to "retardado": t.
"recaudado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "retardado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recaudado" and "retardado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recaudado" vs "retardado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recaudado" and "retardado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recaudado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retardado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recaudado" and "retardado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recargado vs retardado". 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 #58,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.