Which to use
“recorrían” is a verb and “recorrida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,165
- “recorrían” frequency rank
- #36,254
- “recorrida” frequency rank
- 82419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorrían | recorrida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recorrer. | Forma del femenino de recorrido, participio de recorrer. |
Where the eye mixes recorrían and recorrida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recorrían (CVCVCCVVC) and recorrida (CVCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recorrían vs recorrida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recorrían is [rekoˈriãn] while recorrida is [rekoˈrið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorrían is recorded at frequency rank #46,165, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈriãn]. 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 82419, this pair ranks #9,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recorrían vs recorrida
Shared letters: aceor. Private to "recorrían": ní. Private to "recorrida": di.
"recorrían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "recorrida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorrida ← ercorrida · rceorrida · reccorrida · recorida · recorirda · recorrdia · recorriad · recorridda
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recorrían" and "recorrida" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recorrían" vs "recorrida" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrían" 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 #9,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorrían" and "recorrida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorrían 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 #9,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.