Which to use
“recordar” and “retardar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,383
- “recordar” frequency rank
- #25,804
- “retardar” frequency rank
- 34187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordar | retardar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trazer à memória | tornar tardio |
Letter map: recordar vs retardar
Shared letters muted; letters that set recordar and retardar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. recordar and retardar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on recordar vs retardar
recordar and retardar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordar is recorded at frequency rank #8,383, classified as averb. retardar is at rank #25,804, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.tɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/.
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 34187, this pair ranks #33,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordar vs retardar
Shared letters: ader. Private to "recordar": co. Private to "retardar": t.
"recordar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "retardar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordar" and "retardar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recordar" vs "retardar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "recordar" and "retardar".
- Full dictionary entry for "recordar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retardar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordar" and "retardar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retardado 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 #33,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.