# recourse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈkɔːs/ · frequency rank #19,957

## Definitions
1. The act of seeking assistance or advice.
2. The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation.
3. A coursing back, or coursing again; renewed course; return; retreat; recurrence.
4. Access; admittance.

## Etymology
From Middle English recours (noun) and recoursen (verb), from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, past participle of recurrō.

## Easily confused with
- **remorse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recourse-vs-remorse)
- **resource** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recourse-vs-resource)
- **recluse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recluse-vs-recourse)
- **racecourse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racecourse-vs-recourse)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ercourse`, `rceourse`, `reccourse`, `recoruse`, `recoures`, `recourrse`, `recoursse`, `recousre`, `recuorse`, `reocurse`, `rrecourse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/recourse