Which to use
“recortan” and “recortando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,653
- “recortan” frequency rank
- #39,421
- “recortando” frequency rank
- 88074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recortan | recortando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. | Gerundio de recortar. |
Where the eye mixes recortan and recortando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recortan runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against recortando's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recortan with recortando
A purely visual mix-up. recortan ([reˈkoɾt̪ãn]) and recortando ([rekoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “recortan” sits inside “recortando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recortan is recorded at frequency rank #48,653, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪ãn]. recortando is at rank #39,421, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 88074, this pair ranks #4,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recortan vs recortando
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "recortan": -. Private to "recortando": d.
"recortan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recortando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recortan ← ercortan · rceortan · reccortan · recoratn · recorrtan · recortann · recortna · recorttan
- recortando ← ercortando · rceortando · reccortando · recoratndo · recorrtando · recortadno · recortanddo · recortanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recortan" and "recortando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recortan" vs "recortando" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recortan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recortando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recortan" and "recortando" 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 #4,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.