Which to use
“recorren” and “recorría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,664
- “recorren” frequency rank
- #35,221
- “recorría” frequency rank
- 53885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorren | recorría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recorrer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recorrer. |
Where the eye mixes recorren and recorría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorren (CVCVCCVC) and recorría (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recorren vs recorría
A purely visual mix-up. recorren ([reˈkorẽn]) and recorría ([rekoˈria]) 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 53885, 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]. recorría is at rank #35,221, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈria].
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 53885, this pair ranks #85,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorren vs recorría
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recorren": n. Private to "recorría": aí.
"recorren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recorría" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorren ← ercorren · rceorren · reccorren · recoren · recorern · recorrenn · recorrne · recroren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recorren" and "recorría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recorren" or "recorría"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recorren" and "recorría" 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 "recorría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorren" and "recorría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorría vs recorrían". 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 #85,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.