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.
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
- recordar ← ercordar · rceordar · reccordar · recodrar · recoradr · recordarr · recorddar · recordra
- recordaron ← ercordaron · rceordaron · reccordaron · recodraron · recoradron · recordaorn · recordarno · recordaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordar" and "recordaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recordar" or "recordaron"?
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.