recorridavsrecorrióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: recorrida is a participle, recorrió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recorrida” is a participle and “recorrió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,254
“recorrida” frequency rank
#14,441
“recorrió” frequency rank
50695
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recorrida recorrió
Definition Forma del femenino de recorrido, participio de recorrer. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recorrer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recorrida and recorrió apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
recorrida
8 ch
recorrió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recorrida is [rekoˈrið̞a] while recorrió is [rekoˈrjo]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50695, 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]. recorrió is at rank #14,441, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈrjo].

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 50695, this pair ranks #101,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recorrida vs recorrió

Shared letters: ceior. Private to "recorrida": ad. Private to "recorrió": ó.

"recorrida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "recorrió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recorridaercorrida · rceorrida · reccorrida · recorida · recorirda · recorrdia · recorriad · recorridda

Frequency comparison

recorrida#36,254
recorrió#14,441

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recorrida" and "recorrió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recorrida" is a participle and "recorrió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "recorrida" or "recorrió"?
"recorrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,441 in our Spanish list, against #36,254 for "recorrida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering recorrida vs recorrió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “recorrida”; for a verb, it's “recorrió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “recorrida” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list