recreo

[reˈkɾeo]

/[reˈkɾeo]/ verb

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The verdict

“recreo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,301
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recrear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-recreo · recreo · Spanish

recreo · rank #11,301 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,301
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reconocidas

Nearest frequency peer: reconocidas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “recreo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “recreo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

recreo vs recto
67% similar
recreo vs retro
67% similar
recreo vs regreso
71% similar

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

Key facts for recreo
PropertyValue
Headwordrecreo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈkɾeo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,301
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “recreo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.recreocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “reconocidas” (#11,300), “registraron” (#11,302), “reconciliación” (#11,299). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “recreo” va en #11,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around recreo (IPA [reˈkɾeo]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,301 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recrear.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for recreo, with forms such as "ercreo", "rcereo", and "reccreo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "recto", "retro", "regreso", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is recreo, spelled R-E-C-R-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recrear.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercreo
  • rcereo
  • reccreo
  • recero
  • recroe
  • recrreo
  • rerceo
  • rrecreo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recreo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ercreo2rcereo2reccreo1recero2recroe2recrreo1rerceo2rrecreo1
Edit distance from "recreo"

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 "recreo"?
"recreo" is spelled R-E-C-R-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈkɾeo].
What does "recreo" mean?
As a verb, "recreo" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recrear.
What words are commonly confused with "recreo"?
"recreo" is commonly confused with "recto", "retro", "regreso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recreo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recreo" is [reˈkɾeo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recreo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

senda8 variantsVenus8 variantsíndole8 variantsíntimo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list