recordarvsreportarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,528
“recordar” frequency rank
#11,303
“reportar” frequency rank
12831
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recordar reportar
Definition Traer a la memoria. Contener, refrenar o reprimir.

Where the eye mixes recordar and reportar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
recordar
8 ch
reportar

Look-alike desk: recordar vs reportar

A purely visual mix-up. recordar ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾ]) and reportar ([repoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 12831, 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]. reportar is at rank #11,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪aɾ].

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 12831, this pair ranks #290,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recordar vs reportar

Shared letters: aeor. Private to "recordar": cd. Private to "reportar": pt.

"recordar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recordarercordar · rceordar · reccordar · recodrar · recoradr · recordarr · recorddar · recordra
  • reportarerportar · reoprtar · reporatr · reporrtar · reportarr · reportra · reporttar · repotrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recordar" for "reportar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾ] versus [repoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recordar" or "reportar"?
"recordar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,528 in our Spanish list, against #11,303 for "reportar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "recordar" and "reportar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recordar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #290,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recordar" and "reportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs reportar". 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 #290,085 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