recortadavsreportadasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: recortada is a noun, reportadas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recortada” is a noun and “reportadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,501
“recortada” frequency rank
#43,830
“reportadas” frequency rank
84331
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recortada reportadas
Definition Escopeta recortada. Forma del femenino plural de reportado, participio de reportar o de reportarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recortada and reportadas apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
recortada
10 ch
reportadas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recortada is [rekoɾˈt̪að̞a] while reportadas is [repoɾˈt̪að̞as]. 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 participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84331, 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]. reportadas is at rank #43,830, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪að̞as].

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 84331, this pair ranks #7,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recortada vs reportadas

Shared letters: adeort. Private to "recortada": c. Private to "reportadas": ps.

"recortada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "reportadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recortadaercortada · rceortada · reccortada · recoratda · recorrtada · recortaad · recortadda · recortdaa
  • reportadaserportadas · reoprtadas · reporatdas · reporrtadas · reportaads · reportadass · reportaddas · reportadsa

Frequency comparison

recortada#40,501
reportadas#43,830

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recortada" and "reportadas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recortada" is a noun and "reportadas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "recortada" or "reportadas"?
"recortada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,501 in our Spanish list, against #43,830 for "reportadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering recortada vs reportadas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “recortada”; for a participle, it's “reportadas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “recortada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list