recordévsrecorrenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“recordé” and “recorren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,935
“recordé” frequency rank
#18,664
“recorren” frequency rank
33599
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recordé recorren
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recorrer.

Where the eye mixes recordé and recorren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recordé runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recorren's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
recordé
8 ch
recorren

Visual trap between recordé and recorren

A purely visual mix-up. recordé ([rekoɾˈð̞e]) and recorren ([reˈkorẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recordé is recorded at frequency rank #14,935, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞e]. recorren is at rank #18,664, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkorẽn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 33599, this pair ranks #195,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recordé vs recorren

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recordé": dé. Private to "recorren": n.

"recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "recorren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recorren ← ercorren · rceorren · reccorren · recoren · recorern · recorrenn · recorrne · recroren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recordé" and "recorren" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞e] versus [reˈkorẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recordé" vs "recorren" - which ranks higher?
"recordé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,935 in our Spanish list, against #18,664 for "recorren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "recordé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recorren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #195,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recordé" and "recorren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorren vs recortan". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #195,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list