Which to use
“recordad” and “recordé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,491
- “recordad” frequency rank
- #14,935
- “recordé” frequency rank
- 35426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordad | recordé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de recordar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordad and recordé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recordad and recordé
A purely visual mix-up. recordad ([rekoɾˈð̞að̞]) and recordé ([rekoɾˈð̞e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35426, 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]. recordé is at rank #14,935, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞e].
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 35426, this pair ranks #186,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordad vs recordé
Shared letters: cdeor. Private to "recordad": a. Private to "recordé": é.
"recordad" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordad ← ercordad · rceordad · reccordad · recodrad · recoradd · recordadd · recordda · recorddad
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordad" for "recordé" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordad" or "recordé" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recordad" and "recordé" 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 "recordé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordad" and "recordé" 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 #186,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.