recordáisvsrécordsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: recordáis is a verb, récords is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recordáis” is a verb and “récords” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,222
“recordáis” frequency rank
#16,973
“récords” frequency rank
60195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recordáis récords
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de recordar. Forma del plural de récord.

Where the eye mixes recordáis and récords

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

9 ch
recordáis
7 ch
récords

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recordáis is [rekoɾˈð̞ajs] while récords is [ˈrekoɾð̞s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60195, 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]. récords is at rank #16,973, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrekoɾð̞s].

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 60195, this pair ranks #59,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recordáis vs récords

Shared letters: cdors. Private to "recordáis": eiá. Private to "récords": é.

"recordáis" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "récords" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recordáis" and "récords" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recordáis" is a verb and "récords" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "recordáis" or "récords"?
"récords" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,973 in our Spanish list, against #43,222 for "recordáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list