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“recorte” and “resort” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,851
“recorte” frequency rank
#23,212
“resort” frequency rank
35063
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recorte resort
Definition Acción o efecto de recortar, mediante el cual algo se reduce a una cantidad inferior. Complejo turístico para descanso y ocio.

Where the eye mixes recorte and resort

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
recorte
6 ch
resort

Why the eye confuses recorte with resort

A purely visual mix-up. recorte ([reˈkoɾt̪e]) and resort ([reˈsoɾt̪]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35063, 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]. resort is at rank #23,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsoɾt̪].

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 35063, this pair ranks #188,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recorte vs resort

Shared letters: eort. Private to "recorte": c. Private to "resort": s.

"recorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resort" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recorteercorte · rceorte · reccorte · recoret · recorrte · recortte · recotre · recrote
  • resortersort · reosrt · resorrt · resortt · resotr · resrot · ressort · rresort

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recorte" and "resort" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoɾt̪e] versus [reˈsoɾt̪]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recorte" or "resort"?
"recorte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,851 in our Spanish list, against #23,212 for "resort". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "recorte" and "resort" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #188,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recorte" and "resort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reset vs resort". 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 #188,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list