Which to use
“recordará” is a verb and “recortada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,128
- “recordará” frequency rank
- #40,501
- “recortada” frequency rank
- 61629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordará | recortada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de recordar. | Escopeta recortada. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recordará and recortada apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recordará is [rekoɾð̞aˈɾa] while recortada is [rekoɾˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordará is recorded at frequency rank #21,128, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾð̞aˈɾa]. recortada is at rank #40,501, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪að̞a].
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 61629, this pair ranks #54,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recordará vs recortada
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "recordará": á. Private to "recortada": t.
"recordará" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recortada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recortada ← ercortada · rceortada · reccortada · recoratda · recorrtada · recortaad · recortadda · recortdaa
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recordará" and "recortada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recordará" or "recortada"?
Remembering recordará vs recortada
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “recordará”; for a noun, it's “recortada”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “recordará” entry
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