Which to use
“recorren” and “recurre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,664
- “recorren” frequency rank
- #15,469
- “recurre” frequency rank
- 34133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorren | recurre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 recorren and recurre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorren runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against recurre's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recorren vs recurre
A purely visual mix-up. recorren ([reˈkorẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34133, 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]. 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 34133, this pair ranks #193,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorren vs recurre
Shared letters: cer. Private to "recorren": no. Private to "recurre": u.
"recorren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recurre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recorren" and "recurre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorren" or "recurre" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorren" 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 #193,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorren" and "recurre" 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 #193,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.