Which to use
“recluta” is a noun and “reclutado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,785
- “recluta” frequency rank
- #30,640
- “reclutado” frequency rank
- 56425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recluta | reclutado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de alistar personas en las fuerzas armadas. | Participio de reclutar. |
Where the eye mixes recluta and reclutado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recluta runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against reclutado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recluta vs reclutado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recluta is [reˈklut̪a] while reclutado is [rekluˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “recluta” sits inside “reclutado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recluta is recorded at frequency rank #25,785, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈklut̪a]. reclutado is at rank #30,640, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekluˈt̪að̞o].
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 56425, this pair ranks #74,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recluta vs reclutado
Shared letters: acelrtu. Private to "recluta": -. Private to "reclutado": do.
"recluta" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "reclutado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recluta" for "reclutado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recluta" or "reclutado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recluta" and "reclutado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recluta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reclutado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recluta" and "reclutado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recluta vs refuta". 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 #74,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.