recaudadosvsrecordadosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,783
“recaudados” frequency rank
#34,747
“recordados” frequency rank
71530
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recaudados recordados
Definition Forma del plural de recaudado, participio de recaudar. Forma del plural de recordado, participio de recordar.

Where the eye mixes recaudados and recordados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recaudados (CVCVVCVCVC) and recordados (CVCVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
recaudados
10 ch
recordados

Why the eye confuses recaudados with recordados

A purely visual mix-up. recaudados ([rekawˈð̞að̞os]) and recordados ([rekoɾˈð̞að̞os]) 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 71530, 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]. recordados is at rank #34,747, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞að̞os].

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 71530, this pair ranks #27,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recaudados vs recordados

Shared letters: acdeors. Private to "recaudados": u. Private to "recordados": -.

"recaudados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC  ·  "recordados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recaudados ← ercaudados · rceaudados · reacudados · recaduados · recauaddos · recaudaddos · recaudadoss · recaudadso
  • recordados ← ercordados · rceordados · reccordados · recodrados · recoraddos · recordaddos · recordadoss · recordadso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recaudados" and "recordados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rekawˈð̞að̞os] versus [rekoɾˈð̞að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recaudados" or "recordados"?
"recordados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,747 in our Spanish list, against #36,783 for "recaudados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recaudados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recordados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recaudados" and "recordados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordadas vs recordados". 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 #27,284 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