Which to use
“recaudan” and “recaudando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,366
- “recaudan” frequency rank
- #40,498
- “recaudando” frequency rank
- 87864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recaudan | recaudando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recaudar. | Gerundio de recaudar. |
Where the eye mixes recaudan and recaudando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recaudan runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against recaudando's 10 (CVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recaudan vs recaudando
A purely visual mix-up. recaudan ([reˈkawð̞ãn]) and recaudando ([rekawˈð̞ãn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “recaudan” sits inside “recaudando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recaudan is recorded at frequency rank #47,366, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkawð̞ãn]. recaudando is at rank #40,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekawˈð̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 87864, this pair ranks #4,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recaudan vs recaudando
Shared letters: acdenru. Private to "recaudan": -. Private to "recaudando": o.
"recaudan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "recaudando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recaudan ← ercaudan · rceaudan · reacudan · recaduan · recauadn · recaudann · recauddan · recaudna
- recaudando ← ercaudando · rceaudando · reacudando · recaduando · recauadndo · recaudadno · recaudanddo · recaudanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recaudan" and "recaudando" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recaudan" or "recaudando" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recaudan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recaudando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recaudan" and "recaudando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recaudan 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 #4,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.