recordarvsrecordaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,528
“recordar” frequency rank
#34,301
“recordaron” frequency rank
35829
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recordar recordaron
Definition Traer a la memoria. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar.

Where the eye mixes recordar and recordaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
recordar
10 ch
recordaron

Visual trap between recordar and recordaron

A purely visual mix-up. recordar ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “recordar” sits inside “recordaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recordar is recorded at frequency rank #1,528, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞aɾ]. 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 35829, this pair ranks #183,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recordar vs recordaron

Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordar": -. Private to "recordaron": n.

"recordar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "recordaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recordarercordar · rceordar · reccordar · recodrar · recoradr · recordarr · recorddar · recordra
  • recordaronercordaron · rceordaron · reccordaron · recodraron · recoradron · recordaorn · recordarno · recordaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recordar" and "recordaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾ] versus [rekoɾˈð̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recordar" or "recordaron"?
"recordar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,528 in our Spanish list, against #34,301 for "recordaron". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recordar" 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 #183,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recordar" 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 #183,954 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