Which to use
“recordadas” is a participle and “recortada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,030
- “recordadas” frequency rank
- #40,501
- “recortada” frequency rank
- 88531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordadas | recortada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de recordado, participio de recordar. | Escopeta recortada. |
Where the eye mixes recordadas and recortada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recordadas with recortada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recordadas is [rekoɾˈð̞að̞as] while recortada is [rekoɾˈt̪að̞a]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordadas is recorded at frequency rank #48,030, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞að̞as]. recortada is at rank #40,501, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪að̞a].
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 88531, this pair ranks #3,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recordadas vs recortada
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordadas": s. Private to "recortada": t.
"recordadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "recortada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordadas ← ercordadas · rceordadas · reccordadas · recodradas · recoraddas · recordaads · recordadass · recordaddas
- recortada ← ercortada · rceortada · reccortada · recoratda · recorrtada · recortaad · recortadda · recortdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordadas" for "recortada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recordadas" vs "recortada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recortada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordadas" and "recortada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordadas vs reportadas". 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 #3,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.