recodo

[reˈkoð̞o]

/[reˈkoð̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“recodo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,524 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,524
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ángulo o curva que forman los caminos, ríos, etc., torciendo notablemente la dirección que traían.

Corpus desk

Index ES-recodo · recodo · Spanish

recodo · rank #50,524 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,524
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rebosante

Nearest frequency peer: rebosante (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “recodo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “recodo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for recodo
PropertyValue
Headwordrecodo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈkoð̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,524
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “recodo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).recodocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “rebosante” (#50,523), “recordaría” (#50,525), “realizaremos” (#50,522). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “recodo” va en #50,524. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recodo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,524 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [reˈkoð̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for recodo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is recodo, spelled R-E-C-O-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ángulo o curva que forman los caminos, ríos, etc., torciendo notablemente la dirección que traían.
  2. 2
    Lance en el billar, en que la bola herida rebota sucesivamente en dos bandas contiguas.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recodo"?
"recodo" is spelled R-E-C-O-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈkoð̞o].
What does "recodo" mean?
As a noun, "recodo" means: Ángulo o curva que forman los caminos, ríos, etc., torciendo notablemente la dirección que traían.
How do you pronounce "recodo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recodo" is [reˈkoð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recodo" come from?
"recodo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "recodo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list