recordvsresortWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“record” and “resort” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,190
“record” frequency rank
#23,212
“resort” frequency rank
32402
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature record resort
Definition Récord. Complejo turístico para descanso y ocio.

Where the eye mixes record and resort

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
record
6 ch
resort

Look-alike desk: record vs resort

A purely visual mix-up. record (/ʁǝ.kɔʁ/) and resort ([reˈsoɾt̪]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32402, 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/. resort is at rank #23,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsoɾt̪].

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 32402, this pair ranks #202,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of record vs resort

Shared letters: eor. Private to "record": cd. Private to "resort": st.

"record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "resort" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recordercord · rceord · reccord · recodr · recordd · recorrd · recrod · reocrd
  • resortersort · reosrt · resorrt · resortt · resotr · resrot · ressort · rresort

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "record" and "resort" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ʁǝ.kɔʁ/ versus [reˈsoɾt̪]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "record" or "resort" show up more?
"record" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,190 in our Spanish list, against #23,212 for "resort". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "record" and "resort" 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 "resort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "record" and "resort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reset vs resort". 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 #202,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list