Which to use
“recorren” and “recorrían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,664
- “recorren” frequency rank
- #46,165
- “recorrían” frequency rank
- 64829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorren | recorrían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recorrer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recorrer. |
Where the eye mixes recorren and recorrían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recorren runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against recorrían's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recorren and recorrían
A purely visual mix-up. recorren ([reˈkorẽn]) and recorrían ([rekoˈriãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64829, 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]. recorrían is at rank #46,165, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈriãn].
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 64829, this pair ranks #44,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recorren vs recorrían
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "recorren": -. Private to "recorrían": aí.
"recorren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recorrían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorren ← ercorren · rceorren · reccorren · recoren · recorern · recorrenn · recorrne · recroren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recorren" and "recorrían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorren" or "recorrían" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recorren" and "recorrían" 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 "recorrían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorren" and "recorrían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorrían 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 #44,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.