recortavsreformaTell them apart

Quick tell: recorta is a verb, reforma is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recorta” is a verb and “reforma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,302
“recorta” frequency rank
#1,152
“reforma” frequency rank
35454
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recorta reforma
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. Acción o efecto de reformar o de reformarse

Where the eye mixes recorta and reforma

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recorta and reforma follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
recorta
7 ch
reforma

Look-alike desk: recorta vs reforma

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recorta is [reˈkoɾt̪a] while reforma is [reˈfoɾma]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recorta is recorded at frequency rank #34,302, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪a]. reforma is at rank #1,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈfoɾma].

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 35454, this pair ranks #186,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recorta vs reforma

Shared letters: aeor. Private to "recorta": ct. Private to "reforma": fm.

"recorta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reforma" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recorta ← ercorta · rceorta · reccorta · recorat · recorrta · recortta · recrota · reocrta
  • reforma ← erforma · refforma · refomra · reforam · reformma · reforrma · refroma · reofrma

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recorta" and "reforma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recorta" is a verb and "reforma" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "recorta" vs "reforma" - which ranks higher?
"reforma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,152 in our Spanish list, against #34,302 for "recorta". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "recorta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reforma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recorta" and "reforma" 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 #186,009 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