Which to use
“recordaban” is a verb and “recordada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,926
- “recordaban” frequency rank
- #27,754
- “recordada” frequency rank
- 66680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordaban | recordada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recordar. | Forma del femenino de recordado, participio de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordaban and recordada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recordaban and recordada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recordaban is [rekoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn] while recordada is [rekoɾˈð̞að̞a]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordaban is recorded at frequency rank #38,926, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞aβ̞ãn]. recordada is at rank #27,754, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞að̞a].
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 66680, this pair ranks #39,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recordaban vs recordada
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordaban": bn. Private to "recordada": -.
"recordaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "recordada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordaban ← ercordaban · rceordaban · reccordaban · recodraban · recoradban · recordaabn · recordabann · recordabban
- recordada ← ercordada · rceordada · reccordada · recodrada · recoradda · recordaad · recordadda · recorddaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordaban" and "recordada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recordaban" vs "recordada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recordada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordaban" and "recordada" 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 #39,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.