Which to use
“recorrida” is a participle and “recorrido” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,254
- “recorrida” frequency rank
- #2,949
- “recorrido” frequency rank
- 39203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorrida | recorrido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de recorrido, participio de recorrer. | Distancia total de un tramo o trayecto. |
Where the eye mixes recorrida and recorrido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recorrida and recorrido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recorrida with recorrido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recorrida is [rekoˈrið̞a] while recorrido is [rekoˈrið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “recorrida” becomes o in “recorrido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorrida is recorded at frequency rank #36,254, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekoˈrið̞a]. 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 39203, this pair ranks #165,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorrida vs recorrido
Shared letters: cdeior. Private to "recorrida": a. Private to "recorrido": -.
"recorrida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "recorrido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recorrida" for "recorrido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recorrida" vs "recorrido" - 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 "recorrida" 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 #165,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorrida" and "recorrido" 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 #165,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.