Which to use
“recaudador” is a noun and “recaudados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,400
- “recaudador” frequency rank
- #36,783
- “recaudados” frequency rank
- 81183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recaudador | recaudados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quien se encarga de la cobranza de caudales, y especialmente de los públicos. | Forma del plural de recaudado, participio de recaudar. |
Where the eye mixes recaudador and recaudados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recaudador and recaudados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recaudador with recaudados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recaudador is [rekawð̞aˈð̞oɾ] while recaudados is [rekawˈð̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “recaudador” becomes s in “recaudados”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recaudador is recorded at frequency rank #44,400, classified as anoun, pronounced [rekawð̞aˈð̞oɾ]. recaudados is at rank #36,783, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekawˈð̞að̞os].
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 81183, this pair ranks #10,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recaudador vs recaudados
Shared letters: acdeoru. Private to "recaudador": -. Private to "recaudados": s.
"recaudador" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "recaudados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recaudador ← ercaudador · rceaudador · reacudador · recaduador · recauaddor · recaudaddor · recaudadorr · recaudadro
- recaudados ← ercaudados · rceaudados · reacudados · recaduados · recauaddos · recaudaddos · recaudadoss · recaudadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recaudador" and "recaudados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recaudador" or "recaudados"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "recaudador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recaudados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recaudador" and "recaudados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recaudador vs recaudando". 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 #10,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.