Which to use
“recordé” and “recuerde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,935
- “recordé” frequency rank
- #7,778
- “recuerde” frequency rank
- 22713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordé | recuerde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recordé and recuerde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recordé runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recuerde's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recordé vs recuerde
A purely visual mix-up. recordé ([rekoɾˈð̞e]) and recuerde ([reˈkweɾð̞e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22713, 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]. recuerde is at rank #7,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞e].
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 22713, this pair ranks #249,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recordé vs recuerde
Shared letters: cder. Private to "recordé": oé. Private to "recuerde": u.
"recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recuerde" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recuerde ← ercuerde · rceuerde · reccuerde · receurde · recuedre · recuerdde · recuered · recuerrde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordé" and "recuerde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recordé" or "recuerde"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recordé" and "recuerde" 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 "recuerde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordé" and "recuerde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordé vs recorrí". 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 #249,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.