Which to use
“reclutado” is a verb and “reclutados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,640
- “reclutado” frequency rank
- #31,520
- “reclutados” frequency rank
- 62160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reclutado | reclutados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reclutar. | Forma del plural de reclutado, participio de reclutar. |
Where the eye mixes reclutado and reclutados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reclutado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against reclutados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reclutado vs reclutados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reclutado is [rekluˈt̪að̞o] while reclutados is [rekluˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reclutado” sits inside “reclutados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reclutado is recorded at frequency rank #30,640, classified as averb, pronounced [rekluˈt̪að̞o]. reclutados is at rank #31,520, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekluˈt̪að̞os].
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 62160, this pair ranks #52,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reclutado vs reclutados
Shared letters: acdelortu. Private to "reclutado": -. Private to "reclutados": s.
"reclutado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "reclutados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reclutado ← erclutado · rcelutado · recclutado · recllutado · recltuado · recluatdo · reclutaddo · reclutaod
- reclutados ← erclutados · rcelutados · recclutados · recllutados · recltuados · recluatdos · reclutaddos · reclutadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reclutado" and "reclutados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reclutado" vs "reclutados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reclutado" and "reclutados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reclutado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reclutados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reclutado" and "reclutados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reclutado vs relatado". 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 #52,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.