Which to use
“recaudar” is a verb and “recaudos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,298
- “recaudar” frequency rank
- #44,401
- “recaudos” frequency rank
- 55699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recaudar | recaudos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cobrar o percibir las rentas, caudales, o algún dinero. | Forma del plural de recaudo. |
Where the eye mixes recaudar and recaudos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recaudar and recaudos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recaudar and recaudos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recaudar is [rekawˈð̞aɾ] while recaudos is [reˈkawð̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55699, 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]. recaudos is at rank #44,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkawð̞os].
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 55699, this pair ranks #77,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recaudar vs recaudos
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "recaudar": -. Private to "recaudos": os.
"recaudar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "recaudos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recaudar" and "recaudos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recaudar" or "recaudos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recaudar" and "recaudos" 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 "recaudos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recaudar" and "recaudos" 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 #77,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.