recordadvsrecordarConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,491
“recordad” frequency rank
#1,528
“recordar” frequency rank
22019
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recordad recordar
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de recordar. Traer a la memoria.

Where the eye mixes recordad and recordar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
recordad
8 ch
recordar

Why the eye confuses recordad with recordar

A purely visual mix-up. recordad ([rekoɾˈð̞að̞]) and recordar ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾ]) 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 a single letter - d in “recordad” becomes r in “recordar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22019, 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]. recordar is at rank #1,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞aɾ].

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 22019, this pair ranks #252,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recordad vs recordar

Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordad": -. Private to "recordar": -.

"recordad" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "recordar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recordadercordad · rceordad · reccordad · recodrad · recoradd · recordadd · recordda · recorddad
  • recordarercordar · rceordar · reccordar · recodrar · recoradr · recordarr · recorddar · recordra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recordad" and "recordar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞að̞] versus [rekoɾˈð̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recordad" vs "recordar" - which ranks higher?
"recordar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,528 in our Spanish list, against #20,491 for "recordad". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "recordad" and "recordar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recordad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recordar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #252,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recordad" and "recordar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordad vs recortan". 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 #252,306 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