Which to use
“recorre” and “recubre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,717
- “recorre” frequency rank
- #46,780
- “recubre” frequency rank
- 56497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorre | recubre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recorrer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recubrir. |
Where the eye mixes recorre and recubre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recorre and recubre 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 recubre
A purely visual mix-up. recorre ([reˈkore]) and recubre ([reˈkuβ̞ɾe]) 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 56497, 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]. recubre is at rank #46,780, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkuβ̞ɾe].
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 56497, this pair ranks #74,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recorre vs recubre
Shared letters: cer. Private to "recorre": o. Private to "recubre": bu.
"recorre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recubre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recorre" and "recubre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recorre" vs "recubre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recorre" and "recubre" 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 "recubre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorre" and "recubre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recubre vs recurren". 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 #74,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.