Which to use
“recordado” and “retardado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,863
- “recordado” frequency rank
- #40,519
- “retardado” frequency rank
- 49382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordado | retardado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de recordar. | Participio de retardar. |
Where the eye mixes recordado and retardado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recordado and retardado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recordado and retardado
A purely visual mix-up. recordado ([rekoɾˈð̞að̞o]) and retardado ([ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49382, 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]. retardado is at rank #40,519, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o].
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 49382, this pair ranks #109,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordado vs retardado
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "recordado": c. Private to "retardado": t.
"recordado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "retardado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recordado" and "retardado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recordado" or "retardado"?
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 "retardado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordado" and "retardado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recargado vs retardado". 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 #109,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.