Which to use
“recordaba” and “recordaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,917
- “recordaba” frequency rank
- #38,926
- “recordaban” frequency rank
- 49843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordaba | recordaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recordar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordaba and recordaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recordaba with recordaban
A purely visual mix-up. recordaba ([rekoɾˈð̞aβ̞a]) and recordaban ([rekoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recordaba” sits inside “recordaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordaba is recorded at frequency rank #10,917, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞aβ̞a]. recordaban is at rank #38,926, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn].
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 49843, this pair ranks #106,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordaba vs recordaban
Shared letters: abcdeor. Private to "recordaba": -. Private to "recordaban": n.
"recordaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recordaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordaba ← ercordaba · rceordaba · reccordaba · recodraba · recoradba · recordaab · recordabba · recordava
- recordaban ← ercordaban · rceordaban · reccordaban · recodraban · recoradban · recordaabn · recordabann · recordabban
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordaba" for "recordaban" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recordaba" or "recordaban"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recordaba" and "recordaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recordaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordaba" and "recordaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordaban vs recordadas". 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 #106,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.