Which to use
“recorriendo” and “recurriendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,693
- “recorriendo” frequency rank
- #25,021
- “recurriendo” frequency rank
- 37714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorriendo | recurriendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de recorrer. | Gerundio de recurrir. |
Where the eye mixes recorriendo and recurriendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recorriendo and recurriendo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recorriendo and recurriendo
A purely visual mix-up. recorriendo ([rekoˈrjẽn̪d̪o]) and recurriendo ([rekuˈrjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 a single letter - o in “recorriendo” becomes u in “recurriendo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorriendo is recorded at frequency rank #12,693, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈrjẽn̪d̪o]. recurriendo is at rank #25,021, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈrjẽn̪d̪o].
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 37714, this pair ranks #173,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorriendo vs recurriendo
Shared letters: cdeinor. Private to "recorriendo": -. Private to "recurriendo": u.
"recorriendo" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV · "recurriendo" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recorriendo ← ercorriendo · rceorriendo · reccorriendo · recoriendo · recorirendo · recorreindo · recorriedno · recorrienddo
- recurriendo ← ercurriendo · rceurriendo · reccurriendo · recruriendo · recuriendo · recurirendo · recurreindo · recurriedno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recorriendo" for "recurriendo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recorriendo" or "recurriendo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recorriendo" and "recurriendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorriendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurriendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorriendo" and "recurriendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recurriendo vs requiriendo". 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 #173,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.