recuerdavsrecuerdasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,103
“recuerda” frequency rank
#7,486
“recuerdas” frequency rank
8589
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recuerda recuerdas
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recordar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de recordar.

Where the eye mixes recuerda and recuerdas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recuerda runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against recuerdas's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
recuerda
9 ch
recuerdas

Why the eye confuses recuerda with recuerdas

A purely visual mix-up. recuerda ([reˈkweɾð̞a]) and recuerdas ([reˈkweɾð̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “recuerda” sits inside “recuerdas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recuerda is recorded at frequency rank #1,103, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞a]. recuerdas is at rank #7,486, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞as].

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 8589, this pair ranks #304,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recuerda vs recuerdas

Shared letters: acderu. Private to "recuerda": -. Private to "recuerdas": s.

"recuerda" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "recuerdas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recuerdaercuerda · rceuerda · reccuerda · receurda · recuedra · recuerad · recuerdda · recuerrda
  • recuerdasercuerdas · rceuerdas · reccuerdas · receurdas · recuedras · recuerads · recuerdass · recuerddas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recuerda" and "recuerdas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkweɾð̞a] versus [reˈkweɾð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recuerda" or "recuerdas"?
"recuerda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,103 in our Spanish list, against #7,486 for "recuerdas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "recuerda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recuerdas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recuerda" and "recuerdas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuerdas vs recuperadas". 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 #304,548 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