Which to use
“recaudados” and “reclutados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,783
- “recaudados” frequency rank
- #31,520
- “reclutados” frequency rank
- 68303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recaudados | reclutados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de recaudado, participio de recaudar. | Forma del plural de reclutado, participio de reclutar. |
Where the eye mixes recaudados and reclutados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recaudados (CVCVVCVCVC) and reclutados (CVCCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses recaudados with reclutados
A purely visual mix-up. recaudados ([rekawˈð̞að̞os]) and reclutados ([rekluˈt̪að̞os]) 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 68303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recaudados is recorded at frequency rank #36,783, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekawˈð̞að̞os]. reclutados is at rank #31,520, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekluˈt̪að̞os].
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 68303, this pair ranks #34,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recaudados vs reclutados
Shared letters: acdeorsu. Private to "recaudados": -. Private to "reclutados": lt.
"recaudados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "reclutados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recaudados ← ercaudados · rceaudados · reacudados · recaduados · recauaddos · recaudaddos · recaudadoss · recaudadso
- reclutados ← erclutados · rcelutados · recclutados · recllutados · recltuados · recluatdos · reclutaddos · reclutadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recaudados" and "reclutados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recaudados" vs "reclutados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recaudados" and "reclutados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recaudados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reclutados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recaudados" and "reclutados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recaudados 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 #34,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.