Which to use
“recordado” and “recortando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,863
- “recordado” frequency rank
- #39,421
- “recortando” frequency rank
- 48284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordado | recortando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de recordar. | Gerundio de recortar. |
Where the eye mixes recordado and recortando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recordado and recortando
A purely visual mix-up. recordado ([rekoɾˈð̞að̞o]) and recortando ([rekoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 48284, 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]. recortando is at rank #39,421, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 48284, this pair ranks #115,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordado vs recortando
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordado": -. Private to "recortando": nt.
"recordado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recortando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordado ← ercordado · rceordado · reccordado · recodrado · recoraddo · recordaddo · recordaod · recorddado
- recortando ← ercortando · rceortando · reccortando · recoratndo · recorrtando · recortadno · recortanddo · recortanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recordado" and "recortando" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordado" or "recortando" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recordado" and "recortando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recortando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordado" and "recortando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs recortando". 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 #115,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.