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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordad" and "recordar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recordad" vs "recordar" - which ranks higher?
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.