Which to use
“record” is a noun and “recordó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,190
- “record” frequency rank
- #5,882
- “recordó” frequency rank
- 15072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | record | recordó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récord. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes record and recordó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between record and recordó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: record is /ʁǝ.kɔʁ/ while recordó is [rekoɾˈð̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “record” sits inside “recordó”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
record is recorded at frequency rank #9,190, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʁǝ.kɔʁ/. recordó is at rank #5,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞o].
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 15072, this pair ranks #281,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of record vs recordó
Shared letters: cdeor. Private to "record": -. Private to "recordó": ó.
"record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "recordó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- record ← ercord · rceord · reccord · recodr · recordd · recorrd · recrod · reocrd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "record" for "recordó" ever safe?
Which is more common, "record" or "recordó"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "record" and "recordó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "record" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recordó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "record" and "recordó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "record vs renard". 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 #281,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.