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.
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?
Which is more common, "recaudados" or "recordados"?
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.