Which to use
“recordó” and “recorta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,882
- “recordó” frequency rank
- #34,302
- “recorta” frequency rank
- 40184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordó | recorta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) 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 recordó and recorta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recordó and recorta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recordó with recorta
A purely visual mix-up. recordó ([rekoɾˈð̞o]) 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 40184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordó is recorded at frequency rank #5,882, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞o]. 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 40184, this pair ranks #160,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordó vs recorta
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recordó": dó. Private to "recorta": at.
"recordó" · 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 "recordó" and "recorta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recordó" or "recorta"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recordó" and "recorta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordó" 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 #160,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordó" 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 #160,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.