Which to use
“recortar” and “remontar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,194
- “recortar” frequency rank
- #21,470
- “remontar” frequency rank
- 37664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recortar | remontar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito. | Vencer algún obstáculo. |
Where the eye mixes recortar and remontar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recortar and remontar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recortar and remontar
A purely visual mix-up. recortar ([rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and remontar ([remõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recortar is recorded at frequency rank #16,194, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]. remontar is at rank #21,470, tagged as averb, pronounced [remõn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 37664, this pair ranks #174,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recortar vs remontar
Shared letters: aeort. Private to "recortar": c. Private to "remontar": mn.
"recortar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "remontar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recortar" for "remontar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recortar" vs "remontar" - 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 "recortar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remontar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recortar" and "remontar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontar vs remontarse". 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 #174,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.