recaudóvsrecluidoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,807
“recaudó” frequency rank
#32,839
“recluido” frequency rank
66646
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recaudó recluido
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recaudar. Participio de recluir.

Where the eye mixes recaudó and recluido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recaudó runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against recluido's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
recaudó
8 ch
recluido

Look-alike desk: recaudó vs recluido

A purely visual mix-up. recaudó ([rekawˈð̞o]) and recluido ([reˈklwið̞o]) 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 66646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recaudó is recorded at frequency rank #33,807, classified as averb, pronounced [rekawˈð̞o]. recluido is at rank #32,839, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈklwið̞o].

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 66646, this pair ranks #39,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recaudó vs recluido

Shared letters: cderu. Private to "recaudó": aó. Private to "recluido": ilo.

"recaudó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "recluido" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recluido ← ercluido · rceluido · reccluido · recliudo · reclluido · recludio · recluiddo · recluiod

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recaudó" and "recluido" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rekawˈð̞o] versus [reˈklwið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recaudó" or "recluido"?
"recluido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,839 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recaudó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recluido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recaudó" and "recluido" 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 #39,289 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