Which to use
“recordado” and “recordaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,863
- “recordado” frequency rank
- #34,301
- “recordaron” frequency rank
- 43164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordado | recordaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de recordar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordado and recordaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recordado with recordaron
A purely visual mix-up. recordado ([rekoɾˈð̞að̞o]) and recordaron ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾõn]) 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 43164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordado is recorded at frequency rank #8,863, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞að̞o]. recordaron is at rank #34,301, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞aɾõn].
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 43164, this pair ranks #144,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordado vs recordaron
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordado": -. Private to "recordaron": n.
"recordado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recordaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordado ← ercordado · rceordado · reccordado · recodrado · recoraddo · recordaddo · recordaod · recorddado
- recordaron ← ercordaron · rceordaron · reccordaron · recodraron · recoradron · recordaorn · recordarno · recordaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordado" and "recordaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordado" or "recordaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recordaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordado" and "recordaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordaban vs recordaron". 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 #144,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.