Which to use
“recrea” and “recreo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,541
- “recrea” frequency rank
- #11,301
- “recreo” frequency rank
- 39842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recrea | recreo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recrear. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recrear. |
Where the eye mixes recrea and recreo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recrea and recreo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recrea and recreo
A purely visual mix-up. recrea ([reˈkɾea]) and recreo ([reˈkɾeo]) 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 - a in “recrea” becomes o in “recreo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recrea is recorded at frequency rank #28,541, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkɾea]. recreo is at rank #11,301, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkɾeo].
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 39842, this pair ranks #162,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recrea vs recreo
Shared letters: cer. Private to "recrea": a. Private to "recreo": o.
"recrea" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "recreo" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recrea" for "recreo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recrea" or "recreo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recrea" and "recreo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recrea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recreo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recrea" and "recreo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recrea vs recreos". 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 #162,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.