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

#7,778
“recuerde” frequency rank
#6,950
“recuerden” frequency rank
14728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recuerde recuerden
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recordar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recordar.

Where the eye mixes recuerde and recuerden

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

8 ch
recuerde
9 ch
recuerden

Look-alike desk: recuerde vs recuerden

A purely visual mix-up. recuerde ([reˈkweɾð̞e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recuerde” sits inside “recuerden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recuerde is recorded at frequency rank #7,778, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞e]. 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 14728, this pair ranks #282,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recuerde vs recuerden

Shared letters: cderu. Private to "recuerde": -. Private to "recuerden": n.

"recuerde" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "recuerden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recuerdeercuerde · rceuerde · reccuerde · receurde · recuedre · recuerdde · recuered · recuerrde
  • recuerdenercuerden · rceuerden · reccuerden · receurden · recuedren · recuerdden · recuerdenn · recuerdne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recuerde" and "recuerden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkweɾð̞e] versus [reˈkweɾð̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recuerde" or "recuerden"?
"recuerden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,950 in our Spanish list, against #7,778 for "recuerde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "recuerde" 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 #282,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recuerde" and "recuerden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recubre vs recuerde". 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 #282,997 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