recurso
Spanish, noun/reˈkuɾso/
recurso is spelled R-E-C-U-R-S-O (7 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,239th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recurso is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “writ” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de recurrir (buscar la ayuda de un juez, autoridad, o alguien con capacidad para darla…”.
What does recurso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewrit
- 2
masculineappeal, writ
interponer un recurso
- 3
masculineoption, choice
- 4
masculineresource, means
- 5
masculineresort, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de recurrir (buscar la ayuda de un juez, autoridad, o alguien con capacidad para darla; reaparecer; regresar). 2. Medio al que se puede recurrir para alcanzar un fin deseado. 3. Acción o efecto de regresar o de retornar. 4. Petición que se eleva por escrito ante una autoridad.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of recurso
- recursos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recurso?
- /reˈkuɾso/
- [reˈkuɾ.so]
- [reˈkuɾso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to recurso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is recurso in Spanish?
recurso appears 25 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).