recorrer

[rekoˈreɾ]

/[rekoˈreɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“recorrer” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,352 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#6,352
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Transitar todo un camino o lugar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

recorrer vs recorte
75% similar
recorrer vs recurre
75% similar
recorrer vs recorrí
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for recorrer
PropertyValue
Headwordrecorrer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rekoˈreɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,352
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recorrer” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). recorrer lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for recorrer is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [rekoˈreɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,352 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Transitar todo un camino o lugar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for recorrer, with forms such as "ercorrer", "rceorrer", and "reccorrer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "recorte", "recurre", "recorrí", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is recorrer, spelled R-E-C-O-R-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transitar todo un camino o lugar.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ercorrer,rceorrer,reccorrer,recorer,recorerr,recorrerr,recorrre,recrorer,reocrrer,rrecorrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recorrer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ercorrer2rceorrer2reccorrer1recorer1recorerr2recorrerr1recorrre2recrorer2
Edit distance from "recorrer"

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 "recorrer"?
"recorrer" is spelled R-E-C-O-R-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rekoˈreɾ].
What does "recorrer" mean?
As a verb, "recorrer" means: Transitar todo un camino o lugar.
What words are commonly confused with "recorrer"?
"recorrer" is commonly confused with "recorte", "recurre", "recorrí". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recorrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recorrer" is [rekoˈreɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recorrer" come from?
"recorrer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “recorrer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-C-O-R-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [rekoˈreɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “recorte” - see the side-by-side comparison. recorrer vs recorte
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list