recordáisvsrecordarConfusable pair

Which to use

“recordáis” and “recordar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,222
“recordáis” frequency rank
#1,528
“recordar” frequency rank
44750
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recordáis recordar
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de recordar. Traer a la memoria.

Where the eye mixes recordáis and recordar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
recordáis
8 ch
recordar

Why the eye confuses recordáis with recordar

A purely visual mix-up. recordáis ([rekoɾˈð̞ajs]) and recordar ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾ]) 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 44750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recordáis is recorded at frequency rank #43,222, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞ajs]. recordar is at rank #1,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞aɾ].

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 44750, this pair ranks #135,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recordáis vs recordar

Shared letters: cdeor. Private to "recordáis": isá. Private to "recordar": a.

"recordáis" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "recordar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recordarercordar · rceordar · reccordar · recodrar · recoradr · recordarr · recorddar · recordra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recordáis" and "recordar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞ajs] versus [rekoɾˈð̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recordáis" vs "recordar" - which ranks higher?
"recordar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,528 in our Spanish list, against #43,222 for "recordáis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "recordáis" and "recordar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recordáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recordar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recordáis" and "recordar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordadas vs recordáis". 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 #135,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list