Which to use
“recorre” and “recorrí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,717
- “recorre” frequency rank
- #42,113
- “recorrí” frequency rank
- 51830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorre | recorrí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recorrer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recorrer. |
Where the eye mixes recorre and recorrí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorre and recorrí 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 recorre with recorrí
A purely visual mix-up. recorre ([reˈkore]) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “recorre” becomes í in “recorrí”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorre is recorded at frequency rank #9,717, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkore]. 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 51830, this pair ranks #95,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorre vs recorrí
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recorre": -. Private to "recorrí": í.
"recorre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recorrí" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorre ← ercorre · rceorre · reccorre · recore · recrore · reocrre · rrecorre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recorre" for "recorrí" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorre" or "recorrí" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recorre" and "recorrí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorre" 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 #95,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorre" and "recorrí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogí 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 #95,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.