Which to use
“recurren” and “recurrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,572
- “recurren” frequency rank
- #22,480
- “recurrió” frequency rank
- 46052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recurren | recurrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 recurren and recurrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recurren (CVCVCCVC) and recurrió (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recurren vs recurrió
A purely visual mix-up. recurren ([reˈkurẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recurren is recorded at frequency rank #23,572, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkurẽn]. 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 46052, this pair ranks #127,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recurren vs recurrió
Shared letters: ceru. Private to "recurren": n. Private to "recurrió": ió.
"recurren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recurrió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recurren ← ercurren · rceurren · reccurren · recruren · recuren · recurern · recurrenn · recurrne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recurren" and "recurrió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recurren" or "recurrió" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recurren" 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 #127,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recurren" and "recurrió" 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 #127,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.