recorrívsrecurreWhich spelling fits?

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“recorrí” and “recurre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,113
“recorrí” frequency rank
#15,469
“recurre” frequency rank
57582
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recorrí recurre
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 recorrí and recurre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
recorrí
7 ch
recurre

Visual trap between recorrí and recurre

A purely visual mix-up. recorrí ([rekoˈri]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recorrí is recorded at frequency rank #42,113, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈri]. 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 57582, this pair ranks #69,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recorrí vs recurre

Shared letters: cer. Private to "recorrí": . Private to "recurre": u.

"recorrí" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "recurre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recurreercurre · rceurre · reccurre · recrure · recure · recurer · reucrre · rrecurre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recorrí" and "recurre" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rekoˈri] versus [reˈkure]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorrí" or "recurre" show up more?
"recurre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,469 in our Spanish list, against #42,113 for "recorrí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "recorrí" 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 #69,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recorrí" and "recurre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogí vs recorrí". 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 #69,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list