Which to use
“recorren” and “recorrer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,664
- “recorren” frequency rank
- #6,352
- “recorrer” frequency rank
- 25016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorren | recorrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recorrer. | Transitar todo un camino o lugar. |
Where the eye mixes recorren and recorrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recorren and recorrer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recorren with recorrer
A purely visual mix-up. recorren ([reˈkorẽn]) and recorrer ([rekoˈreɾ]) 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 - n in “recorren” becomes r in “recorrer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorren is recorded at frequency rank #18,664, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkorẽn]. recorrer is at rank #6,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈreɾ].
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 25016, this pair ranks #238,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorren vs recorrer
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recorren": n. Private to "recorrer": -.
"recorren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recorrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recorren" and "recorrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recorren" or "recorrer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recorren" and "recorrer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorren" and "recorrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorren vs recortan". 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 #238,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.