Which to use
“recorrían” and “recortan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,165
- “recorrían” frequency rank
- #48,653
- “recortan” frequency rank
- 94818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorrían | recortan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recorrer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. |
Where the eye mixes recorrían and recortan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recorrían runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against recortan's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recorrían with recortan
A purely visual mix-up. recorrían ([rekoˈriãn]) and recortan ([reˈkoɾt̪ãn]) 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 94818, 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]. recortan is at rank #48,653, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪ãn].
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 94818, this pair ranks #703 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recorrían vs recortan
Shared letters: acenor. Private to "recorrían": í. Private to "recortan": t.
"recorrían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "recortan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recortan ← ercortan · rceortan · reccortan · recoratn · recorrtan · recortann · recortna · recorttan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recorrían" for "recortan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recorrían" vs "recortan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recorrían" and "recortan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recortan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #703 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorrían" and "recortan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogían 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 #703 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.