Which to use
“recordada” is a participle and “recordando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,754
- “recordada” frequency rank
- #7,220
- “recordando” frequency rank
- 34974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordada | recordando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de recordado, participio de recordar. | Gerundio de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordada and recordando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recordada and recordando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recordada is [rekoɾˈð̞að̞a] while recordando is [rekoɾˈð̞ãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34974, 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]. recordando is at rank #7,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 34974, this pair ranks #188,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordada vs recordando
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordada": -. Private to "recordando": n.
"recordada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recordando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordada ← ercordada · rceordada · reccordada · recodrada · recoradda · recordaad · recordadda · recorddaa
- recordando ← ercordando · rceordando · reccordando · recodrando · recoradndo · recordadno · recordanddo · recordanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordada" and "recordando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordada" or "recordando" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recordada" and "recordando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recordando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordada" and "recordando" 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 #188,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.