Which to use
“recordé” is a verb and “recorte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,935
- “recordé” frequency rank
- #11,851
- “recorte” frequency rank
- 26786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordé | recorte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. | Acción o efecto de recortar, mediante el cual algo se reduce a una cantidad inferior. |
Where the eye mixes recordé and recorte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recordé and recorte 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 recorte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recordé is [rekoɾˈð̞e] while recorte is [reˈkoɾt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 26786, 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]. recorte is at rank #11,851, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪e].
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 26786, this pair ranks #229,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordé vs recorte
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recordé": dé. Private to "recorte": t.
"recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorte ← ercorte · rceorte · reccorte · recoret · recorrte · recortte · recotre · recrote
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordé" and "recorte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recordé" or "recorte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recordé" and "recorte" 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 "recorte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordé" and "recorte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs recorte". 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 #229,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.