Which to use
“recluido” is a verb and “recluso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,839
- “recluido” frequency rank
- #38,337
- “recluso” frequency rank
- 71176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recluido | recluso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de recluir. | Encarcelado. |
Where the eye mixes recluido and recluso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recluido runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against recluso's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recluido and recluso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recluido is [reˈklwið̞o] while recluso is [reˈkluso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recluido is recorded at frequency rank #32,839, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈklwið̞o]. recluso is at rank #38,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reˈkluso].
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 71176, this pair ranks #28,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recluido vs recluso
Shared letters: celoru. Private to "recluido": di. Private to "recluso": s.
"recluido" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "recluso" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recluido" for "recluso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recluido" vs "recluso" - 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 "recluido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recluso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recluido" and "recluso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recluso vs reflujo". 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 #28,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.