Which to use
“recubre” and “recurre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,780
- “recubre” frequency rank
- #15,469
- “recurre” frequency rank
- 62249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recubre | recurre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recubrir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recurrir. |
Where the eye mixes recubre and recurre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recubre and recurre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recubre vs recurre
A purely visual mix-up. recubre ([reˈkuβ̞ɾe]) and recurre ([reˈkure]) 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 - b in “recubre” becomes r in “recurre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recubre is recorded at frequency rank #46,780, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkuβ̞ɾe]. recurre is at rank #15,469, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkure].
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 62249, this pair ranks #52,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recubre vs recurre
Shared letters: ceru. Private to "recubre": b. Private to "recurre": -.
"recubre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recurre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recubre" and "recurre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recubre" vs "recurre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recubre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recubre" and "recurre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recubre vs recurren". 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 #52,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.