recordévsrecorríTell them apart

Which to use

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

#14,935
“recordé” frequency rank
#42,113
“recorrí” frequency rank
57048
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recordé recorrí
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recorrer.

Where the eye mixes recordé and recorrí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recordé and recorrí follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
recordé
7 ch
recorrí

Why the eye confuses recordé with recorrí

A purely visual mix-up. recordé ([rekoɾˈð̞e]) and recorrí ([rekoˈri]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57048, 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]. recorrí is at rank #42,113, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈri].

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 57048, this pair ranks #72,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recordé vs recorrí

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recordé": dé. Private to "recorrí": í.

"recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "recorrí" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recordé" and "recorrí" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈð̞e] versus [rekoˈri]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recordé" vs "recorrí" - which ranks higher?
"recordé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,935 in our Spanish list, against #42,113 for "recorrí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "recorrí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recordé" and "recorrí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogí vs recorrí". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #72,082 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