Which to use
“recordar” and “recortar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,528
- “recordar” frequency rank
- #16,194
- “recortar” frequency rank
- 17722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordar | recortar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Traer a la memoria. | Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito. |
Where the eye mixes recordar and recortar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recordar with recortar
A purely visual mix-up. recordar ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾ]) and recortar ([rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - d in “recordar” becomes t in “recortar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17722, 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]. recortar is at rank #16,194, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 17722, this pair ranks #270,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recordar vs recortar
Shared letters: aceor. Private to "recordar": d. Private to "recortar": t.
"recordar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recortar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordar" and "recortar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordar" or "recortar" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "recortar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordar" and "recortar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs recortar". 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 #270,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.