Which to use
“recaudan” and “recaudar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,366
- “recaudan” frequency rank
- #11,298
- “recaudar” frequency rank
- 58664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recaudan | recaudar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recaudar. | Cobrar o percibir las rentas, caudales, o algún dinero. |
Where the eye mixes recaudan and recaudar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recaudan and recaudar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recaudan with recaudar
A purely visual mix-up. recaudan ([reˈkawð̞ãn]) and recaudar ([rekawˈð̞aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “recaudan” becomes r in “recaudar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58664, 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]. recaudar is at rank #11,298, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekawˈð̞aɾ].
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 58664, this pair ranks #65,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recaudan vs recaudar
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "recaudan": n. Private to "recaudar": -.
"recaudan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "recaudar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recaudan" for "recaudar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recaudan" or "recaudar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recaudan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recaudar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recaudan" and "recaudar" 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 #65,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.