recreo

/[reˈkɾeo]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,301

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

recreo is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recrear. Pronounced [reˈkɾeo]. Often confused with recto and retro.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of recreo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for recreo is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈkɾeo]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,301 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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 variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "recto", "retro", "regreso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is recreo, spelled R-E-C-R-E-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for recreo

Misspelling Variants of "recreo"

ercreo6rcereo6reccreo7recero6recroe6recrreo7rerceo6rrecreo7
Misspelling Variants of "recreo"

Frequency rank: #11,301 in Spanish

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?
"recreo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.