Which to use
“recordamos” and “recordaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,744
- “recordamos” frequency rank
- #34,301
- “recordaron” frequency rank
- 45045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordamos | recordaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de recordar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordamos and recordaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recordamos with recordaron
A purely visual mix-up. recordamos ([rekoɾˈð̞amos]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordamos is recorded at frequency rank #10,744, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞amos]. 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 45045, this pair ranks #133,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordamos vs recordaron
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordamos": ms. Private to "recordaron": n.
"recordamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "recordaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recordamos ← ercordamos · rceordamos · reccordamos · recodramos · recoradmos · recordammos · recordamoss · recordamso
- recordaron ← ercordaron · rceordaron · reccordaron · recodraron · recoradron · recordaorn · recordarno · recordaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordamos" for "recordaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordamos" or "recordaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recordamos" and "recordaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordamos" 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 #133,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordamos" 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 #133,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.