Which to use
“recortan” and “recortar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,653
- “recortan” frequency rank
- #16,194
- “recortar” frequency rank
- 64847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recortan | recortar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. | Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito. |
Where the eye mixes recortan and recortar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recortan and recortar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recortan vs recortar
A purely visual mix-up. recortan ([reˈkoɾt̪ãn]) and recortar ([rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “recortan” becomes r in “recortar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64847, 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]. 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 64847, this pair ranks #44,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recortan vs recortar
Shared letters: aceort. Private to "recortan": n. Private to "recortar": -.
"recortan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recortar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recortan" for "recortar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recortan" vs "recortar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "recortar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recortan" and "recortar" 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 #44,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.