Which to use
“recortado” is an adjective and “recortar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,088
- “recortado” frequency rank
- #16,194
- “recortar” frequency rank
- 47282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recortado | recortar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cortado de modo que todavía quede gran parte del cuerpo principal. | Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito. |
Where the eye mixes recortado and recortar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recortado runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against recortar's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recortado with recortar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recortado is [rekoɾˈt̪að̞o] while recortar is [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recortado is recorded at frequency rank #31,088, classified as anadj, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪að̞o]. recortar is at rank #16,194, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 47282, this pair ranks #120,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recortado vs recortar
Shared letters: aceort. Private to "recortado": d. Private to "recortar": -.
"recortado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recortar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recortado" and "recortar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recortado" vs "recortar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recortado" and "recortar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recortado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recortar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recortado" and "recortar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortado 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 #120,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.