Which to use
“recorren” is a verb and “recorte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,664
- “recorren” frequency rank
- #11,851
- “recorte” frequency rank
- 30515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorren | recorte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recorrer. | Acción o efecto de recortar, mediante el cual algo se reduce a una cantidad inferior. |
Where the eye mixes recorren and recorte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorren runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against recorte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recorren and recorte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recorren is [reˈkorẽn] while recorte is [reˈkoɾt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30515, 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]. recorte is at rank #11,851, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪e].
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 30515, this pair ranks #211,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorren vs recorte
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recorren": n. Private to "recorte": t.
"recorren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recorren" for "recorte" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorren" or "recorte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recorren" and "recorte" 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 "recorte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorren" and "recorte" 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 #211,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.