Which to use
“recorren” and “recurren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,664
- “recorren” frequency rank
- #23,572
- “recurren” frequency rank
- 42236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorren | recurren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de recurrir. |
Where the eye mixes recorren and recurren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recorren and recurren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recorren and recurren
A purely visual mix-up. recorren ([reˈkorẽn]) and recurren ([reˈkurẽn]) 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 - o in “recorren” becomes u in “recurren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42236, 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]. recurren is at rank #23,572, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkurẽn].
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 42236, this pair ranks #149,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorren vs recurren
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "recorren": o. Private to "recurren": u.
"recorren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recurren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recorren" and "recurren" 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 "recurren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorren" and "recurren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recubre vs recurren". 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 #149,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.