recuerdevsrecuerdesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,778
“recuerde” frequency rank
#23,921
“recuerdes” frequency rank
31699
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recuerde recuerdes
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recordar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de recordar.

Where the eye mixes recuerde and recuerdes

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

8 ch
recuerde
9 ch
recuerdes

Why the eye confuses recuerde with recuerdes

A purely visual mix-up. recuerde ([reˈkweɾð̞e]) and recuerdes ([reˈkweɾð̞es]) 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 “recuerdes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31699, 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]. recuerdes is at rank #23,921, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞es].

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 31699, this pair ranks #205,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recuerde vs recuerdes

Shared letters: cderu. Private to "recuerde": -. Private to "recuerdes": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recuerdeercuerde · rceuerde · reccuerde · receurde · recuedre · recuerdde · recuered · recuerrde
  • recuerdesercuerdes · rceuerdes · reccuerdes · receurdes · recuedres · recuerddes · recuerdess · recuerdse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recuerde" and "recuerdes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkweɾð̞e] versus [reˈkweɾð̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recuerde" vs "recuerdes" - which ranks higher?
"recuerde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,778 in our Spanish list, against #23,921 for "recuerdes". 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 "recuerde" and "recuerdes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recuerde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recuerdes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #205,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recuerde" and "recuerdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuerdes vs recuperes". 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 #205,765 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