recopiladovsrecopilandoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: recopilado is a adjective, recopilando is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recopilado” is an adjective and “recopilando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,223
“recopilado” frequency rank
#38,338
“recopilando” frequency rank
68561
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recopilado recopilando
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a las leyes de la Nueva o la Novísima Recopilación de las leyes de España. Gerundio de recopilar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recopilado and recopilando apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
recopilado
11 ch
recopilando

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recopilado is [rekopiˈlað̞o] while recopilando is [rekopiˈlãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68561, 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]. recopilando is at rank #38,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekopiˈlãn̪d̪o].

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 68561, this pair ranks #34,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recopilado vs recopilando

Shared letters: acdeilopr. Private to "recopilado": -. Private to "recopilando": n.

"recopilado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV  ·  "recopilando" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recopiladoercopilado · rceopilado · reccopilado · recoiplado · recopialdo · recopiladdo · recopilaod · recopildao
  • recopilandoercopilando · rceopilando · reccopilando · recoiplando · recopialndo · recopiladno · recopilanddo · recopilanndo

Frequency comparison

recopilado#30,223
recopilando#38,338

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recopilado" and "recopilando" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recopilado" is an adjective and "recopilando" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "recopilado" or "recopilando"?
"recopilado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,223 in our Spanish list, against #38,338 for "recopilando". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering recopilado vs recopilando

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “recopilado”; for a verb, it's “recopilando”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “recopilado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list