recordóvsrecortaWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

7 ch
recordó
7 ch
recorta

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?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞o] versus [reˈkoɾt̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recordó" or "recorta"?
"recordó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,882 in our Spanish list, against #34,302 for "recorta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list