Which to use
“recopilado” is an adjective and “recopilados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,223
- “recopilado” frequency rank
- #33,811
- “recopilados” frequency rank
- 64034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recopilado | recopilados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne a las leyes de la Nueva o la Novísima Recopilación de las leyes de España. | Forma del plural de recopilado, participio de recopilar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recopilado and recopilados apart are highlighted. They share 10 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: recopilado is [rekopiˈlað̞o] while recopilados is [rekopiˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recopilado” sits inside “recopilados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recopilado is recorded at frequency rank #30,223, classified as anadj, pronounced [rekopiˈlað̞o]. recopilados is at rank #33,811, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekopiˈlað̞os].
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 64034, this pair ranks #46,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recopilado vs recopilados
Shared letters: acdeilopr. Private to "recopilado": -. Private to "recopilados": s.
"recopilado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "recopilados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recopilado ← ercopilado · rceopilado · reccopilado · recoiplado · recopialdo · recopiladdo · recopilaod · recopildao
- recopilados ← ercopilados · rceopilados · reccopilados · recoiplados · recopialdos · recopiladdos · recopiladoss · recopiladso
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering recopilado vs recopilados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “recopilado”; for a participle, it's “recopilados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “recopilado” entry
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