Which to use
“recorría” and “recorta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,221
- “recorría” frequency rank
- #34,302
- “recorta” frequency rank
- 69523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorría | recorta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recorrer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. |
Where the eye mixes recorría and recorta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recorría and recorta
A purely visual mix-up. recorría ([rekoˈria]) and recorta ([reˈkoɾt̪a]) 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 69523, 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]. recorta is at rank #34,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪a].
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 69523, this pair ranks #31,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recorría vs recorta
Shared letters: aceor. Private to "recorría": í. Private to "recorta": t.
"recorría" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "recorta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorta ← ercorta · rceorta · reccorta · recorat · recorrta · recortta · recrota · reocrta
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recorría" for "recorta" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorría" or "recorta" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recorría" and "recorta" 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 "recorta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorría" and "recorta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorta vs recortan". 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 #31,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.