Which to use
“recorrió” and “recurrido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,441
- “recorrió” frequency rank
- #22,479
- “recurrido” frequency rank
- 36920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorrió | recurrido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recorrer. | Participio de recurrir. |
Where the eye mixes recorrió and recurrido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorrió runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against recurrido's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recorrió with recurrido
A purely visual mix-up. recorrió ([rekoˈrjo]) and recurrido ([rekuˈrið̞o]) 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 36920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorrió is recorded at frequency rank #14,441, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈrjo]. recurrido is at rank #22,479, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈrið̞o].
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 36920, this pair ranks #178,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorrió vs recurrido
Shared letters: ceior. Private to "recorrió": ó. Private to "recurrido": du.
"recorrió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "recurrido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recurrido ← ercurrido · rceurrido · reccurrido · recrurido · recurido · recurirdo · recurrdio · recurriddo
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurrido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorrió" and "recurrido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorrimos vs recorrió". 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 #178,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.