Which to use
“recorría” is a verb and “recorrido” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,221
- “recorría” frequency rank
- #2,949
- “recorrido” frequency rank
- 38170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorría | recorrido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recorrer. | Distancia total de un tramo o trayecto. |
Where the eye mixes recorría and recorrido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorría runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against recorrido's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recorría vs recorrido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recorría is [rekoˈria] while recorrido is [rekoˈrið̞o]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38170, 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]. recorrido is at rank #2,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rekoˈrið̞o].
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 38170, this pair ranks #171,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorría vs recorrido
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recorría": aí. Private to "recorrido": di.
"recorría" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "recorrido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorrido ← ercorrido · rceorrido · reccorrido · recorido · recorirdo · recorrdio · recorriddo · recorriod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recorría" and "recorrido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorría" or "recorrido" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorría" and "recorrido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorría vs recorrían". 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 #171,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.