Which to use
“reclutado” and “reclutar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,640
- “reclutado” frequency rank
- #18,661
- “reclutar” frequency rank
- 49301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reclutado | reclutar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reclutar. | Contratar, enrolar. |
Where the eye mixes reclutado and reclutar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reclutado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against reclutar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reclutado vs reclutar
A purely visual mix-up. reclutado ([rekluˈt̪að̞o]) and reclutar ([rekluˈt̪aɾ]) 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 49301, 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]. reclutar is at rank #18,661, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekluˈt̪aɾ].
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 49301, this pair ranks #109,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reclutado vs reclutar
Shared letters: acelrtu. Private to "reclutado": do. Private to "reclutar": -.
"reclutado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "reclutar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reclutado" and "reclutar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reclutado" or "reclutar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reclutado" and "reclutar" 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 "reclutar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reclutado" and "reclutar" 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 #109,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.