recordamosvsrecordaronWhat's the difference?

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.

10 ch
recordamos
10 ch
recordaron

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

  • recordamosercordamos · rceordamos · reccordamos · recodramos · recoradmos · recordammos · recordamoss · recordamso
  • recordaronercordaron · rceordaron · reccordaron · recodraron · recoradron · recordaorn · recordarno · recordaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recordamos" for "recordaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞amos] versus [rekoɾˈð̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordamos" or "recordaron" show up more?
"recordamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,744 in our Spanish list, against #34,301 for "recordaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list