Which to use
“recurrente” and “recurrentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,059
- “recurrente” frequency rank
- #16,441
- “recurrentes” frequency rank
- 26500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recurrente | recurrentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que recurre (en sus diferentes acepciones). | Forma del plural de recurrente. |
Where the eye mixes recurrente and recurrentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recurrente with recurrentes
A purely visual mix-up. recurrente ([rekuˈrẽn̪t̪e]) and recurrentes ([rekuˈrẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “recurrente” sits inside “recurrentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recurrente is recorded at frequency rank #10,059, classified as anadj, pronounced [rekuˈrẽn̪t̪e]. recurrentes is at rank #16,441, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rekuˈrẽn̪t̪es].
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 26500, this pair ranks #231,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recurrente vs recurrentes
Shared letters: cenrtu. Private to "recurrente": -. Private to "recurrentes": s.
"recurrente" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "recurrentes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recurrente ← ercurrente · rceurrente · reccurrente · recrurente · recurente · recurernte · recurrenet · recurrennte
- recurrentes ← ercurrentes · rceurrentes · reccurrentes · recrurentes · recurentes · recurerntes · recurrenets · recurrenntes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recurrente" for "recurrentes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recurrente" or "recurrentes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recurrente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurrentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recurrente" and "recurrentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recurren vs recurrente". 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 #231,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.