Which to use
“recupere” and “recurre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,195
- “recupere” frequency rank
- #15,469
- “recurre” frequency rank
- 31664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recupere | recurre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recurrir. |
Where the eye mixes recupere and recurre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recupere runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against recurre's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recupere vs recurre
A purely visual mix-up. recupere ([rekuˈpeɾe]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recupere is recorded at frequency rank #16,195, classified as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾe]. 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 31664, this pair ranks #205,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recupere vs recurre
Shared letters: ceru. Private to "recupere": p. Private to "recurre": -.
"recupere" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "recurre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recupere" and "recurre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recupere" or "recurre"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recupere" and "recurre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recupere" 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 #205,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recupere" and "recurre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recubre vs recupere". 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 #205,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.