recurrir

/[rekuˈriɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,108

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

recurrir is aSpanishverb. It means: Acudir al favor de alguno o en demanda de algo. Pronounced [rekuˈriɾ]. It ranks #6,108 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with requerir and resurgir.

Key facts for recurrir
PropertyValue
Headwordrecurrir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rekuˈriɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,108
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for recurrir is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [rekuˈriɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,108 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for recurrir, with forms such as "ercurrir", "rceurrir", and "reccurrir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "requerir", "resurgir", "recurre", 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 recurrir, spelled R-E-C-U-R-R-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acudir al favor de alguno o en demanda de algo.
  2. 2
    Echar mano de algún medio para el logro de algo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ercurrir,rceurrir,reccurrir,recrurir,recurir,recurirr,recurrirr,recurrri,reucrrir,rrecurrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for recurrir

Misspelling Variants of "recurrir"

ercurrir8rceurrir8reccurrir9recrurir8recurir7recurirr8recurrirr9recurrri8
Misspelling Variants of "recurrir"

Frequency rank: #6,108 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recurrir"?
"recurrir" is spelled R-E-C-U-R-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rekuˈriɾ].
What does "recurrir" mean?
As a verb, "recurrir" means: Acudir al favor de alguno o en demanda de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "recurrir"?
"recurrir" is commonly confused with "requerir", "resurgir", "recurre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recurrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recurrir" is [rekuˈriɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recurrir" come from?
"recurrir" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.