Which to use
“recurre” and “recurren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,469
- “recurre” frequency rank
- #23,572
- “recurren” frequency rank
- 39041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recurre | recurren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recurrir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recurrir. |
Where the eye mixes recurre and recurren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recurre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recurren's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recurre with recurren
A purely visual mix-up. recurre ([reˈkure]) and recurren ([reˈkurẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “recurre” sits inside “recurren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recurre is recorded at frequency rank #15,469, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkure]. recurren is at rank #23,572, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkurẽn].
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 39041, this pair ranks #166,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recurre vs recurren
Shared letters: ceru. Private to "recurre": -. Private to "recurren": n.
"recurre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recurren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recurre" for "recurren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recurre" vs "recurren" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recurre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recurre" and "recurren" 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 #166,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.