recordóvsreportóTell them apart

Which to use

“recordó” and “reportó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,882
“recordó” frequency rank
#12,914
“reportó” frequency rank
18796
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recordó reportó
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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reportar.

Where the eye mixes recordó and reportó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recordó and reportó 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
reportó

Look-alike desk: recordó vs reportó

A purely visual mix-up. recordó ([rekoɾˈð̞o]) and reportó ([repoɾˈt̪o]) 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 18796, 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]. reportó is at rank #12,914, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪o].

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 18796, this pair ranks #266,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recordó vs reportó

Shared letters: eoró. Private to "recordó": cd. Private to "reportó": pt.

"recordó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reportó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recordó" for "reportó" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞o] versus [repoɾˈt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recordó" vs "reportó" - which ranks higher?
"recordó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,882 in our Spanish list, against #12,914 for "reportó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recordó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recordó" and "reportó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reportó vs Ruperto". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #266,427 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