Which to use
“recordad” is a verb and “recordada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,491
- “recordad” frequency rank
- #27,754
- “recordada” frequency rank
- 48245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordad | recordada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de recordar. | Forma del femenino de recordado, participio de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordad and recordada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recordad with recordada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recordad is [rekoɾˈð̞að̞] while recordada is [rekoɾˈð̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recordad” sits inside “recordada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordad is recorded at frequency rank #20,491, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞að̞]. 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 48245, this pair ranks #115,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordad vs recordada
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordad": -. Private to "recordada": -.
"recordad" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recordada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordad" for "recordada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recordad" or "recordada"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordad" 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 #115,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordad" and "recordada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordada 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 #115,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.