Which to use
“recuerdo” is a noun and “requerido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #778
- “recuerdo” frequency rank
- #11,486
- “requerido” frequency rank
- 12264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuerdo | requerido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recordar. | Se dice de lo que se requiere. |
Where the eye mixes recuerdo and requerido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recuerdo runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against requerido's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recuerdo and requerido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recuerdo is [reˈkweɾð̞o] while requerido is [rekeˈɾið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuerdo is recorded at frequency rank #778, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞o]. requerido is at rank #11,486, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rekeˈɾið̞o].
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 12264, this pair ranks #292,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recuerdo vs requerido
Shared letters: deoru. Private to "recuerdo": c. Private to "requerido": iq.
"recuerdo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "requerido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recuerdo" and "requerido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recuerdo" or "requerido"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recuerdo" and "requerido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuerdo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requerido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuerdo" and "requerido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuerdo vs reguero". 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 #292,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.