Which to use
“recopilada” is a participle and “recopilado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,925
- “recopilada” frequency rank
- #30,223
- “recopilado” frequency rank
- 69148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recopilada | recopilado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de recopilado, participio de recopilar. | Que pertenece o concierne a las leyes de la Nueva o la Novísima Recopilación de las leyes de España. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recopilada and recopilado apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recopilada is [rekopiˈlað̞a] while recopilado is [rekopiˈlað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “recopilada” becomes o in “recopilado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recopilada is recorded at frequency rank #38,925, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekopiˈlað̞a]. recopilado is at rank #30,223, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rekopiˈlað̞o].
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 69148, this pair ranks #32,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recopilada vs recopilado
Shared letters: acdeilopr. Private to "recopilada": -. Private to "recopilado": -.
"recopilada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "recopilado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recopilada ← ercopilada · rceopilada · reccopilada · recoiplada · recopialda · recopilaad · recopiladda · recopildaa
- recopilado ← ercopilado · rceopilado · reccopilado · recoiplado · recopialdo · recopiladdo · recopilaod · recopildao
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recopilada" and "recopilado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recopilada" or "recopilado"?
Remembering recopilada vs recopilado
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “recopilada”; for an adjective, it's “recopilado”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “recopilada” entry
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