recuerdasvsrecuerdenWhat's the difference?

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

#7,486
“recuerdas” frequency rank
#6,950
“recuerden” frequency rank
14436
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recuerdas recuerden
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de recordar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recordar.

Where the eye mixes recuerdas and recuerden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recuerdas and recuerden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
recuerdas
9 ch
recuerden

Visual trap between recuerdas and recuerden

A purely visual mix-up. recuerdas ([reˈkweɾð̞as]) and recuerden ([reˈkweɾð̞ẽn]) 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 14436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recuerdas is recorded at frequency rank #7,486, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞as]. recuerden is at rank #6,950, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞ẽn].

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 14436, this pair ranks #284,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recuerdas vs recuerden

Shared letters: cderu. Private to "recuerdas": as. Private to "recuerden": n.

"recuerdas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "recuerden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recuerdasercuerdas · rceuerdas · reccuerdas · receurdas · recuedras · recuerads · recuerdass · recuerddas
  • recuerdenercuerden · rceuerden · reccuerden · receurden · recuedren · recuerdden · recuerdenn · recuerdne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recuerdas" and "recuerden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkweɾð̞as] versus [reˈkweɾð̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recuerdas" or "recuerden"?
"recuerden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,950 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.

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 "recuerdas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recuerden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #284,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recuerdas" and "recuerden" 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 #284,112 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