Which to use
“recordó” is a verb and “recurso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,882
- “recordó” frequency rank
- #3,285
- “recurso” frequency rank
- 9167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordó | recurso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar. | Acción o efecto de recurrir (buscar la ayuda de un juez, autoridad, o alguien con capacidad para darla; reaparecer; regresar). |
Where the eye mixes recordó and recurso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recordó with recurso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recordó is [rekoɾˈð̞o] while recurso is [reˈkuɾso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordó is recorded at frequency rank #5,882, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞o]. recurso is at rank #3,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkuɾso].
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 9167, this pair ranks #302,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recordó vs recurso
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recordó": dó. Private to "recurso": su.
"recordó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recurso" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recurso ← ercurso · rceurso · reccurso · recruso · recuros · recurrso · recusro · reucrso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recordó" and "recurso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recordó" vs "recurso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recordó" and "recurso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordó" and "recurso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recordó 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 #302,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.