Which to use
“recordó” and “retorno” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,882
- “recordó” frequency rank
- #5,040
- “retorno” frequency rank
- 10922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordó | retorno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de retornar. |
Where the eye mixes recordó and retorno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recordó and retorno 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 retorno
A purely visual mix-up. recordó ([rekoɾˈð̞o]) and retorno ([reˈt̪oɾno]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10922, 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]. retorno is at rank #5,040, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪oɾno].
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 10922, this pair ranks #296,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recordó vs retorno
Shared letters: eor. Private to "recordó": cdó. Private to "retorno": nt.
"recordó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "retorno" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retorno ← ertorno · reotrno · retonro · retornno · retoron · retorrno · retrono · rettorno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordó" for "retorno" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordó" or "retorno" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retorno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordó" and "retorno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retórico vs retorno". 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 #296,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.