recordaronvsreportaronWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#34,301
“recordaron” frequency rank
#19,869
“reportaron” frequency rank
54170
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recordaron reportaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse.

Where the eye mixes recordaron and reportaron

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

10 ch
recordaron
10 ch
reportaron

Visual trap between recordaron and reportaron

A purely visual mix-up. recordaron ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾõn]) and reportaron ([repoɾˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 54170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recordaron is recorded at frequency rank #34,301, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞aɾõn]. reportaron is at rank #19,869, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪aɾõn].

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 54170, this pair ranks #84,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recordaron vs reportaron

Shared letters: aenor. Private to "recordaron": cd. Private to "reportaron": pt.

"recordaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "reportaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recordaronercordaron · rceordaron · reccordaron · recodraron · recoradron · recordaorn · recordarno · recordaronn
  • reportaronerportaron · reoprtaron · reporatron · reporrtaron · reportaorn · reportarno · reportaronn · reportarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recordaron" for "reportaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞aɾõn] versus [repoɾˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recordaron" or "reportaron"?
"reportaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,869 in our Spanish list, against #34,301 for "recordaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "recordaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recordaron" and "reportaron" 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 #84,515 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