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

#11,298
“recaudar” frequency rank
#33,807
“recaudó” frequency rank
45105
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recaudar recaudó
Definition Cobrar o percibir las rentas, caudales, o algún dinero. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recaudar.

Where the eye mixes recaudar and recaudó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recaudar 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.

8 ch
recaudar
7 ch
recaudó

Visual trap between recaudar and recaudó

A purely visual mix-up. recaudar ([rekawˈð̞aɾ]) 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 45105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recaudar is recorded at frequency rank #11,298, classified as averb, pronounced [rekawˈð̞aɾ]. 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 45105, this pair ranks #133,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recaudar vs recaudó

Shared letters: acderu. Private to "recaudar": -. Private to "recaudó": ó.

"recaudar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "recaudó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recaudar ← ercaudar · rceaudar · reacudar · recaduar · recauadr · recaudarr · recauddar · recaudra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recaudar" and "recaudó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rekawˈð̞aɾ] versus [rekawˈð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recaudar" or "recaudó" show up more?
"recaudar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,298 in our Spanish list, against #33,807 for "recaudó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "recaudar" and "recaudó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recaudar" 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 #133,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recaudar" and "recaudó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recaudó vs regado". 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 #133,377 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