Which to use
“recordé” and “recorrer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,935
- “recordé” frequency rank
- #6,352
- “recorrer” frequency rank
- 21287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordé | recorrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. | Transitar todo un camino o lugar. |
Where the eye mixes recordé and recorrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recordé runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recorrer's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recordé with recorrer
A purely visual mix-up. recordé ([rekoɾˈð̞e]) and recorrer ([rekoˈreɾ]) 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 21287, 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]. recorrer is at rank #6,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈreɾ].
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 21287, this pair ranks #255,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recordé vs recorrer
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recordé": dé. Private to "recorrer": -.
"recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recorrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorrer ← ercorrer · rceorrer · reccorrer · recorer · recorerr · recorrerr · recorrre · recrorer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordé" and "recorrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recordé" or "recorrer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordé" and "recorrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordé vs recorrí". 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 #255,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.