Which to use
“recordé” and “recurre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,935
- “recordé” frequency rank
- #15,469
- “recurre” frequency rank
- 30404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordé | recurre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recurrir. |
Where the eye mixes recordé and recurre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recordé and recurre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recordé with recurre
A purely visual mix-up. recordé ([rekoɾˈð̞e]) and recurre ([reˈkure]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30404, 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]. recurre is at rank #15,469, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkure].
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 30404, this pair ranks #212,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordé vs recurre
Shared letters: cer. Private to "recordé": doé. Private to "recurre": u.
"recordé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recurre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recurre ← ercurre · rceurre · reccurre · recrure · recure · recurer · reucrre · rrecurre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recordé" and "recurre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recordé" vs "recurre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordé" and "recurre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recubre vs recurre". 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 #212,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.