Which to use
“recorrer” and “recortar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,352
- “recorrer” frequency rank
- #16,194
- “recortar” frequency rank
- 22546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorrer | recortar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transitar todo un camino o lugar. | Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito. |
Where the eye mixes recorrer and recortar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorrer and recortar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recorrer and recortar
A purely visual mix-up. recorrer ([rekoˈreɾ]) and recortar ([rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 22546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorrer is recorded at frequency rank #6,352, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈreɾ]. recortar is at rank #16,194, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 22546, this pair ranks #249,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recorrer vs recortar
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recorrer": -. Private to "recortar": at.
"recorrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recortar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recorrer" and "recortar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recorrer" vs "recortar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recorrer" and "recortar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recortar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorrer" and "recortar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs recortar". 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 #249,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.