Which to use
“recurre” and “recurrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,469
- “recurre” frequency rank
- #22,480
- “recurrió” frequency rank
- 37949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recurre | recurrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recurrir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recurrir. |
Where the eye mixes recurre and recurrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recurre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recurrió's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recurre with recurrió
A purely visual mix-up. recurre ([reˈkure]) and recurrió ([rekuˈrjo]) 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 37949, 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]. recurrió is at rank #22,480, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈrjo].
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 37949, this pair ranks #172,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recurre vs recurrió
Shared letters: ceru. Private to "recurre": -. Private to "recurrió": ió.
"recurre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recurrió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recurre ← ercurre · rceurre · reccurre · recrure · recure · recurer · reucrre · rrecurre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recurre" and "recurrió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recurre" vs "recurrió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recurre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recurre" and "recurrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorrí vs recurrió". 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 #172,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.