Which to use
“recuerdan” and “recuerdas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,662
- “recuerdan” frequency rank
- #7,486
- “recuerdas” frequency rank
- 13148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuerdan | recuerdas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recordar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de recordar. |
Where the eye mixes recuerdan and recuerdas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recuerdan and recuerdas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recuerdan and recuerdas
A purely visual mix-up. recuerdan ([reˈkweɾð̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “recuerdan” becomes s in “recuerdas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuerdan is recorded at frequency rank #5,662, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞ãn]. 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 13148, this pair ranks #288,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recuerdan vs recuerdas
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "recuerdan": n. Private to "recuerdas": s.
"recuerdan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "recuerdas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recuerdan" and "recuerdas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recuerdan" or "recuerdas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuerdan" 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 #288,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuerdan" 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 #288,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.