Which to use
“recaudan” and “recaudó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,366
- “recaudan” frequency rank
- #33,807
- “recaudó” frequency rank
- 81173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recaudan | recaudó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recaudar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recaudar. |
Where the eye mixes recaudan and recaudó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recaudan runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against recaudó's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recaudan vs recaudó
A purely visual mix-up. recaudan ([reˈkawð̞ãn]) and recaudó ([rekawˈð̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81173, 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]. recaudó is at rank #33,807, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekawˈð̞o].
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 81173, this pair ranks #10,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recaudan vs recaudó
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "recaudan": n. Private to "recaudó": ó.
"recaudan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "recaudó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recaudan ← ercaudan · rceaudan · reacudan · recaduan · recauadn · recaudann · recauddan · recaudna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recaudan" and "recaudó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recaudan" vs "recaudó" - which ranks higher?
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 "recaudó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recaudan" and "recaudó" 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 #10,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.