Which to use
“recorrió” and “recurrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,441
- “recorrió” frequency rank
- #6,108
- “recurrir” frequency rank
- 20549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorrió | recurrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recorrer. | Acudir al favor de alguno o en demanda de algo. |
Where the eye mixes recorrió and recurrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recorrió vs recurrir
A purely visual mix-up. recorrió ([rekoˈrjo]) and recurrir ([rekuˈriɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20549, 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]. recurrir is at rank #6,108, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈriɾ].
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 20549, this pair ranks #258,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recorrió vs recurrir
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "recorrió": oó. Private to "recurrir": u.
"recorrió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "recurrir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recurrir ← ercurrir · rceurrir · reccurrir · recrurir · recurir · recurirr · recurrirr · recurrri
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recorrió" for "recurrir" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recorrió" or "recurrir" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "recorrió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorrió" and "recurrir" 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 #258,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.