Which to use
“recortada” is a noun and “recortan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,501
- “recortada” frequency rank
- #48,653
- “recortan” frequency rank
- 89154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recortada | recortan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Escopeta recortada. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. |
Where the eye mixes recortada and recortan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recortada runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against recortan's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recortada and recortan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recortada is [rekoɾˈt̪að̞a] while recortan is [reˈkoɾt̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recortada is recorded at frequency rank #40,501, classified as anoun, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪að̞a]. recortan is at rank #48,653, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪ãn].
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 89154, this pair ranks #3,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recortada vs recortan
Shared letters: aceort. Private to "recortada": d. Private to "recortan": n.
"recortada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recortan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recortada" and "recortan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recortada" or "recortan"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recortada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recortan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recortada" and "recortan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogían 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 #3,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.