Which to use
“recorte” is a noun and “reírte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,851
- “recorte” frequency rank
- #37,308
- “reírte” frequency rank
- 49159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorte | reírte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recortar, mediante el cual algo se reduce a una cantidad inferior. | Reír, con el enclítico te (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes recorte and reírte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recorte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against reírte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recorte vs reírte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recorte is [reˈkoɾt̪e] while reírte is [reˈiɾt̪e]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorte is recorded at frequency rank #11,851, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪e]. reírte is at rank #37,308, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈiɾt̪e].
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 49159, this pair ranks #110,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorte vs reírte
Shared letters: ert. Private to "recorte": co. Private to "reírte": í.
"recorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "reírte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorte ← ercorte · rceorte · reccorte · recoret · recorrte · recortte · recotre · recrote
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recorte" and "reírte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorte" or "reírte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reírte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorte" and "reírte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reírte vs revierte". 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 #110,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.