recorrívsrecurrióTell them apart

Which to use

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

#42,113
“recorrí” frequency rank
#22,480
“recurrió” frequency rank
64593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recorrí recurrió
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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recurrir.

Where the eye mixes recorrí and recurrió

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

7 ch
recorrí
8 ch
recurrió

Visual trap between recorrí and recurrió

A purely visual mix-up. recorrí ([rekoˈri]) and recurrió ([rekuˈrjo]) 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 64593, 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]. recurrió is at rank #22,480, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈrjo].

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 64593, this pair ranks #45,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recorrí vs recurrió

Shared letters: cer. Private to "recorrí": . Private to "recurrió": iuó.

"recorrí" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "recurrió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recorrí" for "recurrió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rekoˈri] versus [rekuˈrjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recorrí" or "recurrió"?
"recurrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,480 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 "recurrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recorrí" and "recurrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogí vs recorrí". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #45,135 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