Which to use
“recordé” and “recordó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,935
- “recordé” frequency rank
- #5,882
- “recordó” frequency rank
- 20817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordé | recordó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordé and recordó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recordé with recordó
A purely visual mix-up. recordé ([rekoɾˈð̞e]) and recordó ([rekoɾˈð̞o]) 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 - é in “recordé” becomes ó in “recordó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordé is recorded at frequency rank #14,935, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞e]. recordó is at rank #5,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞o].
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 20817, this pair ranks #257,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recordé vs recordó
Shared letters: cdeor. Private to "recordé": é. Private to "recordó": ó.
"recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recordó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordé" for "recordó" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recordé" vs "recordó" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recordó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordé" and "recordó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordé vs recorrí". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #257,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.