recurso

[reˈkuɾso]

/[reˈkuɾso]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“recurso” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,285. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,285
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de recurrir (buscar la ayuda de un juez, autoridad, o alguien con capacidad para darla; reaparecer; regresar).

Corpus desk

Index ES-recurso · recurso · Spanish

recurso · rank #3,285 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,285
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH prima

Nearest frequency peer: prima (-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 “recurso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “recurso” 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).

recurso vs rehusó
57% similar
recurso vs reverso
71% similar
recurso vs recursos
88% similar

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

Key facts for recurso
PropertyValue
Headwordrecurso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈkuɾso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,285
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “recurso”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “prima” (#3,284), “registros” (#3,286), “presidenta” (#3,283). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “recurso” va en #3,285. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around recurso (IPA [reˈkuɾso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,285 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for recurso, with forms such as "ercurso", "rceurso", and "reccurso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "rehusó", "reverso", "recursos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 recurso, spelled R-E-C-U-R-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de recurrir (buscar la ayuda de un juez, autoridad, o alguien con capacidad para darla; reaparecer; regresar).
  2. 2
    Medio al que se puede recurrir para alcanzar un fin deseado.
  3. 3
    Acción o efecto de regresar o de retornar.
  4. 4
    Petición que se eleva por escrito ante una autoridad.
  5. 5
    En particular, recurso₄ que se presenta para solicitar la revisión de un fallo judicial o administrativo en una instancia superior.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how recurso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Y de ay fué á la cueua á ver qué era de sus fijos los quales falló llegadillos el vno al otro, qu'el patron los auia assí llegado. Y ay lloró á la madre y á los fijos, y acordó de yr allá porque era como passó muy seguido por ver si auria algun recurso ó remedio para ellos, pues que ya de la madre no hazia ninguna cuenta.
  2. y no han de tener por hecha la dicha reducción ni yo quedaré satisfecho que la han acabado si no quedaren derrocadas las dichas casas viejas como dicho es, de manera que no puedan tener ni tengan los dichos indios recurso alguno ni esperanza de volver a ellas y hasta estar hecho esto y constándole al dicho visitador de ello mando que no se les libre ni pa…

Synonyms

regresoretornovueltamemoriamemorialsolicitudalzadaapelacióncasaciónrevisión

This word in other languages

resource(English)ressource(Français)Ressource(Deutsch)recurso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercurso
  • rceurso
  • reccurso
  • recruso
  • recuros
  • recurrso
  • recusro
  • reucrso
  • rrecurso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recurso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ercurso2rceurso2reccurso1recruso2recuros2recurrso1recusro2reucrso2
Edit distance from "recurso"

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 "recurso"?
"recurso" is spelled R-E-C-U-R-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈkuɾso].
What does "recurso" mean?
As a noun, "recurso" means: Acción o efecto de recurrir (buscar la ayuda de un juez, autoridad, o alguien con capacidad para darla; reaparecer; regresar).
What words are commonly confused with "recurso"?
"recurso" is commonly confused with "rehusó", "reverso", "recursos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recurso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recurso" is [reˈkuɾso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recurso" come from?
"recurso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perdida#3,278Mendoza#3,269avenida#3,303leyenda#3,264

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

urbano9 variantspasaba9 variantsganando9 variantsenfoque9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list