Which to use
“recordaba” and “recordará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,917
- “recordaba” frequency rank
- #21,128
- “recordará” frequency rank
- 32045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordaba | recordará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recordar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordaba and recordará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recordaba and recordará
A purely visual mix-up. recordaba ([rekoɾˈð̞aβ̞a]) and recordará ([rekoɾð̞aˈɾa]) 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 32045, 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]. recordará is at rank #21,128, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾð̞aˈɾa].
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 32045, this pair ranks #204,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordaba vs recordará
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordaba": b. Private to "recordará": á.
"recordaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recordará" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordaba ← ercordaba · rceordaba · reccordaba · recodraba · recoradba · recordaab · recordabba · recordava
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordaba" for "recordará" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recordaba" vs "recordará" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recordaba" and "recordará" 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 "recordará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordaba" and "recordará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordadas vs recordará". 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 #204,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.