Which to use
“recorre” and “recurre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,717
- “recorre” frequency rank
- #15,469
- “recurre” frequency rank
- 25186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorre | recurre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 recurrir. |
Where the eye mixes recorre and recurre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorre and recurre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recorre and recurre
A purely visual mix-up. recorre ([reˈkore]) 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 differ by a single letter - o in “recorre” becomes u in “recurre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25186, 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]. 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 25186, this pair ranks #237,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorre vs recurre
Shared letters: cer. Private to "recorre": o. Private to "recurre": u.
"recorre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recurre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recorre" and "recurre" 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 "recurre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorre" 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 #237,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.