Which to use
“recordé” and “recorta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,935
- “recordé” frequency rank
- #34,302
- “recorta” frequency rank
- 49237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordé | recorta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. |
Where the eye mixes recordé and recorta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recordé and recorta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recordé and recorta
A purely visual mix-up. recordé ([rekoɾˈð̞e]) and recorta ([reˈkoɾt̪a]) 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 49237, 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]. recorta is at rank #34,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪a].
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 49237, this pair ranks #109,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordé vs recorta
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recordé": dé. Private to "recorta": at.
"recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recorta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorta ← ercorta · rceorta · reccorta · recorat · recorrta · recortta · recrota · reocrta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordé" and "recorta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordé" or "recorta" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recordé" and "recorta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recorta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordé" and "recorta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorta vs recortan". 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 #109,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.