Which to use
“recordada” and “recordados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,754
- “recordada” frequency rank
- #34,747
- “recordados” frequency rank
- 62501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordada | recordados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de recordado, participio de recordar. | Forma del plural de recordado, participio de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordada and recordados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recordada with recordados
A purely visual mix-up. recordada ([rekoɾˈð̞að̞a]) and recordados ([rekoɾˈð̞að̞os]) 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 62501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordada is recorded at frequency rank #27,754, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞að̞a]. recordados is at rank #34,747, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞að̞os].
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 62501, this pair ranks #51,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recordada vs recordados
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordada": -. Private to "recordados": s.
"recordada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recordados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordada ← ercordada · rceordada · reccordada · recodrada · recoradda · recordaad · recordadda · recorddaa
- recordados ← ercordados · rceordados · reccordados · recodrados · recoraddos · recordaddos · recordadoss · recordadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordada" for "recordados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recordada" or "recordados"?
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 "recordada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recordados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordada" and "recordados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordadas vs recordados". 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 #51,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.