Which to use
“recurrió” and “recurrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,480
- “recurrió” frequency rank
- #6,108
- “recurrir” frequency rank
- 28588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recurrió | recurrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recurrir. | Acudir al favor de alguno o en demanda de algo. |
Where the eye mixes recurrió and recurrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recurrió (CVCVCCVV) and recurrir (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between recurrió and recurrir
A purely visual mix-up. recurrió ([rekuˈrjo]) and recurrir ([rekuˈriɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “recurrió” becomes r in “recurrir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recurrió is recorded at frequency rank #22,480, classified as averb, pronounced [rekuˈrjo]. recurrir is at rank #6,108, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈriɾ].
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 28588, this pair ranks #221,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recurrió vs recurrir
Shared letters: ceiru. Private to "recurrió": ó. Private to "recurrir": -.
"recurrió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "recurrir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recurrir ← ercurrir · rceurrir · reccurrir · recrurir · recurir · recurirr · recurrirr · recurrri
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recurrió" and "recurrir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recurrió" or "recurrir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recurrió" and "recurrir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recurrió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recurrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recurrió" and "recurrir" 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 #221,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.