Which to use
“recorría” is a verb and “recorrida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,221
- “recorría” frequency rank
- #36,254
- “recorrida” frequency rank
- 71475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorría | recorrida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recorrer. | Forma del femenino de recorrido, participio de recorrer. |
Where the eye mixes recorría and recorrida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recorría runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against recorrida's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recorría and recorrida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recorría is [rekoˈria] while recorrida is [rekoˈrið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorría is recorded at frequency rank #35,221, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈria]. recorrida is at rank #36,254, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekoˈrið̞a].
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 71475, this pair ranks #27,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recorría vs recorrida
Shared letters: aceor. Private to "recorría": í. Private to "recorrida": di.
"recorría" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "recorrida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorrida ← ercorrida · rceorrida · reccorrida · recorida · recorirda · recorrdia · recorriad · recorridda
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recorría" and "recorrida" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorría" or "recorrida" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recorría" and "recorrida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorría" and "recorrida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorrían vs recorrida". 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 #27,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.