Which to use
“record” is a noun and “recordar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,674
- “record” frequency rank
- #8,383
- “recordar” frequency rank
- 13057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | record | recordar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | registro, ata, protocolo, crônica, documento | trazer à memória |
Letter map: record vs recordar
Shared letters muted; letters that set record and recordar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: record vs recordar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: record is anoun and recordaraverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “record” sits inside “recordar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
record is recorded at frequency rank #4,674, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈrɛ.kɚd/. recordar is at rank #8,383, tagged as averb.
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 13057, this pair ranks #59,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of record vs recordar
Shared letters: cdeor. Private to "record": -. Private to "recordar": a.
"record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "recordar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "record" and "recordar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "record" or "recordar" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "record" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recordar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "record" and "recordar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordar vs retardar". 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 #59,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.